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 Monday, 16 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 07:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:51 – 08:42
- 4♂︎ Mars08:42 – 09:33
- 5☉︎ Sun09:33 – 10:24
- 6♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:16 – 12:07
- 8☽︎ Moon12:07 – 12:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn12:58 – 13:49
- 10♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:40
- 11♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:31
- 12☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:40
- 3☽︎ Moon18:40 – 19:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn19:49 – 20:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 22:07
- 6♂︎ Mars22:07 – 23:16
- 7☉︎ Sun23:16 – 00:25
- 8♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:34 – 02:43
- 10☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 05:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 06:10
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Monday, 16 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:09 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.