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, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:51 – 05:58
- 2☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:06
- 3♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:20
- 5☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:42
- 8♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:49
- 9☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:56
- 10♀︎ Venus14:56 – 16:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:11
- 12☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:04
- 3♂︎ Mars20:04 – 20:57
- 4☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:49
- 5♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:35
- 7☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:14
- 10♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:06
- 11☉︎ Sun03:06 – 03:59
- 12♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:52
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:51 to 05:58: 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.