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 Sunday, 21 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:08
- 2♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 08:59
- 4☽︎ Moon08:59 – 09:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:40
- 8☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:36
- 9♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:27
- 11☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:22
- 2♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:26
- 3☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:31
- 4♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:40
- 6☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:53
- 9♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 04:02
- 11♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:11
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Sunday, 21 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:12 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.