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 Sunday, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:02
- 2♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:14
- 4☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:33
- 7♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:40
- 8☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:46
- 9♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:59
- 11☽︎ Moon15:59 – 17:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:05
- 2♂︎ Mars19:05 – 19:59
- 3☉︎ Sun19:59 – 20:53
- 4♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:40
- 6☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:21
- 9♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:15
- 10☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:09
- 11♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:56
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:55 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.