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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:34
- 2☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:24
- 5♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:20
- 6☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:17
- 7♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:10
- 9☽︎ Moon13:10 – 14:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 15:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 16:00
- 12♂︎ Mars16:00 – 16:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:57 – 18:00
- 2♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:04 – 20:07
- 4☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 22:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:17
- 7♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:21
- 8☉︎ Sun00:21 – 01:24
- 9♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:31
- 11☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:38
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:37 to 06:34: 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.