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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:10
- 3♂︎ Mars08:10 – 08:59
- 4☉︎ Sun08:59 – 09:47
- 5♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:25
- 7☽︎ Moon11:25 – 12:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 13:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 13:51
- 10♂︎ Mars13:51 – 14:39
- 11☉︎ Sun14:39 – 15:28
- 12♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:28
- 2☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:39 – 19:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:51 – 21:02
- 5♂︎ Mars21:02 – 22:14
- 6☉︎ Sun22:14 – 23:25
- 7♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:48
- 9☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 04:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:22
- 12♂︎ Mars05:22 – 06:33
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 9h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 14h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:33 to 07:21: 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.