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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:13
- 3☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:26
- 6♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:30
- 7☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:34
- 8♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:42
- 10☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:55 – 18:51
- 2☉︎ Sun18:51 – 19:47
- 3♀︎ Venus19:47 – 20:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:38
- 5☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:26
- 8♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:22
- 9☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:18
- 10♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:10
- 12☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:05
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:05 to 06:09: 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.