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 Wednesday, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:03
- 2☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:21
- 5♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:27
- 6☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:33
- 7♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:44
- 9☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 17:02
- 12♂︎ Mars17:02 – 18:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:02
- 2♀︎ Venus19:02 – 19:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 20:50
- 4☽︎ Moon20:50 – 21:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:45 – 22:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:39 – 23:33
- 7♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:27
- 8☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:21
- 9♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:10
- 11☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 04:58
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:58 to 06:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.