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 Sunday, 13 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:14
- 2♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:19
- 4☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:27
- 7♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:29
- 8☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:32
- 9♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:37
- 11☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:39
- 2♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:37
- 3☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:34
- 4♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:30
- 6☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:22
- 9♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:20
- 10☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:17
- 11♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Sunday, 13 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:12 to 06:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.