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 Wednesday, 30 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:24
- 2☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:22
- 5♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:22
- 6☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:21
- 7♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:20 – 13:19
- 9☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:17
- 12♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:17
- 2♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:19
- 4☽︎ Moon20:19 – 21:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:21
- 7♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:22
- 8☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:23
- 9♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:24
- 11☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:26
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 30 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:25 to 06:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.