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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 2 of the night, until 18:46
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 06:50
- 2☽︎ Moon06:50 – 07:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:29
- 5♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:21
- 6☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:14
- 7♀︎ Venus11:14 – 12:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:00
- 9☽︎ Moon13:00 – 13:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 14:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:39
- 12♂︎ Mars15:39 – 16:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:39
- 2♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 19:53
- 4☽︎ Moon19:53 – 21:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 22:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 23:15
- 7♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:22
- 8☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:29
- 9♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:43
- 11☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:58
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 13h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:57 to 06:50: 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.