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 Thursday, 27 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 06:04
- 2♂︎ Mars06:04 – 07:10
- 3☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:15
- 4♀︎ Venus08:15 – 09:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:27
- 6☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:44
- 9♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:49
- 10☉︎ Sun14:49 – 15:55
- 11♀︎ Venus15:55 – 17:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 18:06
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:06 – 19:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 19:55
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 20:50
- 4♂︎ Mars20:50 – 21:44
- 5☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:38
- 6♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:27
- 8☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:10
- 11♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:05
- 12☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:59
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Thursday, 27 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:58 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.