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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:07
- 3☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:27
- 6♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:34
- 7☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:41
- 8♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:54
- 10☽︎ Moon14:54 – 16:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:08
- 2☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:01
- 3♀︎ Venus20:01 – 20:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:48
- 5☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:28
- 8♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:21
- 9☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:14
- 10♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:01
- 12☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:54
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:54 to 06:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.