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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:43
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 07:01
- 3♂︎ Mars07:01 – 08:10
- 4☉︎ Sun08:10 – 09:19
- 5♀︎ Venus09:19 – 10:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:36
- 7☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 15:03
- 10♂︎ Mars15:03 – 16:12
- 11☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:21
- 12♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:21
- 2☽︎ Moon19:21 – 20:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 21:55
- 5♂︎ Mars21:55 – 22:46
- 6☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:37
- 7♀︎ Venus23:37 – 00:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:19
- 9☽︎ Moon01:19 – 02:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 03:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 03:53
- 12♂︎ Mars03:53 – 04:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:43 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:43 to 05:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.