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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:38
- 2☉︎ Sun06:38 – 07:33
- 3♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:25
- 5☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 12:11
- 8♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:07
- 9☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:02
- 10♀︎ Venus14:02 – 14:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 15:53
- 12☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 18:58
- 3♂︎ Mars18:58 – 20:02
- 4☉︎ Sun20:02 – 21:07
- 5♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:16
- 7☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:30
- 10♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:34
- 11☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:39
- 12♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:43
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:42 to 06:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.