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, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 16:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:38 – 07:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:04
- 4♂︎ Mars09:04 – 09:52
- 5☉︎ Sun09:52 – 10:41
- 6♀︎ Venus10:41 – 11:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:29 – 12:17
- 8☽︎ Moon12:17 – 13:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 13:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 14:43
- 11♂︎ Mars14:43 – 15:31
- 12☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:20
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:43
- 3☽︎ Moon18:43 – 19:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn19:54 – 21:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 22:18
- 6♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:29
- 7☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:41
- 8♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 03:04
- 10☽︎ Moon03:04 – 04:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:39
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 16:20: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:38 to 07:27: 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.