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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:35
- 3☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:20
- 6♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:15
- 7☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:10
- 8♀︎ Venus12:10 – 13:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:00
- 10☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:45 – 17:50
- 2☉︎ Sun17:50 – 18:55
- 3♀︎ Venus18:55 – 20:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 21:05
- 5☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:21
- 8♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:26
- 9☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:31
- 10♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:41
- 12☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:46
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:45 to 06:40: 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.