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, 11 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:16
- 3☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:25
- 6♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:27
- 7☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:30
- 8♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:36
- 10☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:45 – 18:42
- 2☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:39
- 3♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:33
- 5☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:25
- 8♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:22
- 9☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:19
- 10♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:14
- 12☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:11
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Friday, 11 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:10 to 06:13: 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.