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, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:19
- 3☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:23
- 6♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:25
- 7☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:27
- 8♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:30
- 10☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:33
- 2☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:31
- 3♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:28
- 5☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:24
- 8♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:22
- 9☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:21
- 10♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:18
- 12☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:16
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:16 to 06:17: 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.