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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:28
- 3☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:21
- 6♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:18
- 7☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:16
- 8♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:11
- 10☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 17:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:06
- 2☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:09
- 3♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:14
- 5☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:21
- 8♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:24
- 9☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:26
- 10♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:31
- 12☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:33
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:33 to 06:30: 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.