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 Thursday, 1 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:21
- 2♂︎ Mars06:21 – 07:24
- 3☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:27
- 4♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:32
- 6☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:41
- 9♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:44
- 10☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:47
- 11♀︎ Venus15:47 – 16:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 17:53
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:53 – 18:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:50 – 19:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 20:44
- 4♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:41
- 5☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:38
- 6♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 00:32
- 8☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:23
- 11♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:20
- 12☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:17
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Thursday, 1 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:18 to 06:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.