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 Saturday, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 06:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:52 – 07:45
- 3♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:37
- 4☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:30
- 5♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 11:15
- 7☽︎ Moon11:15 – 12:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 12:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 13:52
- 10♂︎ Mars13:52 – 14:44
- 11☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:37
- 12♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:37
- 2☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:45 – 19:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 21:00
- 5♂︎ Mars21:00 – 22:07
- 6☉︎ Sun22:07 – 23:15
- 7♀︎ Venus23:15 – 00:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:30
- 9☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:45 – 04:53
- 12♂︎ Mars04:53 – 06:01
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:00 to 06:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.