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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:27
- 2♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:24
- 4☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:20
- 7♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:18
- 8☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:17
- 9♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:14
- 11☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:12
- 2♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:14
- 3☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:15
- 4♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:18
- 6☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:23
- 9♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:25
- 10☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:26
- 11♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:29
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:28 to 06:27: 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.