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 Saturday, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:26 – 07:25
- 3♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:24
- 4☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:22
- 5♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:21 – 11:20
- 7☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:19 – 13:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:16
- 10♂︎ Mars14:16 – 15:15
- 11☉︎ Sun15:15 – 16:13
- 12♀︎ Venus16:13 – 17:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:13
- 2☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:18
- 5♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:19
- 6☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:20
- 7♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:23
- 9☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:26 – 04:27
- 12♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:28
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:28 to 06:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.