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, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:25
- 3☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:21
- 6♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:20
- 7☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:19
- 8♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:17
- 10☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:15
- 2☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:16
- 3♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:18
- 5☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:22
- 8♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:23
- 9☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:24
- 10♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:26
- 12☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:28
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 11h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 12h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:27 to 06:26: 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.