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 Tuesday, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:43 – 07:32
- 2☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:21
- 3♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 09:59
- 5☽︎ Moon09:59 – 10:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:25
- 8♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:14
- 9☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:03
- 10♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:41
- 12☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:52
- 3♂︎ Mars18:52 – 20:03
- 4☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:14
- 5♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:36
- 7☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:10
- 10♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:21
- 11☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:32
- 12♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:43
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 9h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 14h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:43 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.