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, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:20
- 3♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:11
- 4☉︎ Sun09:11 – 10:01
- 5♀︎ Venus10:01 – 10:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:43
- 7☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:15
- 10♂︎ Mars14:15 – 15:06
- 11☉︎ Sun15:06 – 15:57
- 12♀︎ Venus15:57 – 16:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:47 – 17:57
- 2☽︎ Moon17:57 – 19:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 20:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 21:24
- 5♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:33
- 6☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:43
- 7♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 02:01
- 9☽︎ Moon02:01 – 03:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:20 – 05:29
- 12♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:38
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:39 to 07:29: 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.