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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:59 – 06:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 07:44
- 3☽︎ Moon07:44 – 08:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:22
- 6♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:14
- 7☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:07
- 8♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:52
- 10☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:38
- 2☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:45
- 3♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 21:00
- 5☽︎ Moon21:00 – 22:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:22
- 8♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:30
- 9☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:37
- 10♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:52
- 12☽︎ Moon04:52 – 06:00
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:59 to 06:51: 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.