Planetary hours
in Mashhad.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:40
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 04:41
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:40 – 05:49
- 2☉︎ Sun05:49 – 06:59
- 3♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:18
- 5☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:46
- 8♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:56
- 9☉︎ Sun13:56 – 15:05
- 10♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:24
- 12☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:15
- 3♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:06
- 4☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:56
- 5♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:37
- 7☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:09
- 10♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:00
- 11☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:50
- 12♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:41
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:40 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:41, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:40 to 05:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.