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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:29
- 2☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:23
- 5♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:21
- 6☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:19
- 7♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:15
- 9☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:08
- 12♂︎ Mars16:08 – 17:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:08
- 2♀︎ Venus18:08 – 19:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:13
- 4☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:19
- 7♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:21
- 8☉︎ Sun00:21 – 01:23
- 9♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:32
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 11h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:31 to 06:29: 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.