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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:14
- 2☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 08:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 09:42
- 5♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:31
- 6☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:20
- 7♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 12:59
- 9☽︎ Moon12:59 – 13:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:27
- 12♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:16 – 17:27
- 2♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:38 – 19:48
- 4☽︎ Moon19:48 – 20:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:59 – 22:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:10 – 23:21
- 7♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:32
- 8☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:42
- 9♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 05:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:25
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 14h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:24 to 07:14: 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.