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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 16:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:28
- 2☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 09:53
- 5♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:42
- 6☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:30
- 7♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:07
- 9☽︎ Moon13:07 – 13:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 14:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:32
- 12♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:21 – 17:32
- 2♀︎ Venus17:32 – 18:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 19:55
- 4☽︎ Moon19:55 – 21:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 22:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:30
- 7♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:42
- 8☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:53
- 9♀︎ Venus01:53 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:40
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 16:21: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:39 to 07:28: 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.