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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:32 – 08:21
- 3♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:10
- 4☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:00
- 5♀︎ Venus10:00 – 10:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:38
- 7☽︎ Moon11:38 – 12:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:27 – 13:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:06
- 10♂︎ Mars14:06 – 14:55
- 11☉︎ Sun14:55 – 15:44
- 12♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:44
- 2☽︎ Moon17:44 – 18:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:55 – 20:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 21:17
- 5♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:27
- 6☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:38
- 7♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:49 – 02:00
- 9☽︎ Moon02:00 – 03:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:32
- 12♂︎ Mars05:32 – 06:43
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 9h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 14h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.