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 Saturday, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 06:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:13
- 3♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:17
- 4☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:21
- 5♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:30
- 7☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:38 – 14:42
- 10♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:46
- 11☉︎ Sun15:46 – 16:50
- 12♀︎ Venus16:50 – 17:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 18:50
- 2☽︎ Moon18:50 – 19:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:46 – 20:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:38
- 5♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:34
- 6☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:30
- 7♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:22
- 9☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:10
- 12♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:06
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.