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 Wednesday, 14 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:05
- 2☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:21
- 5♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:26
- 6☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:32
- 7♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:42
- 9☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:58
- 12♂︎ Mars16:58 – 18:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:04 – 18:58
- 2♀︎ Venus18:58 – 19:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 20:47
- 4☽︎ Moon20:47 – 21:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:31
- 7♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:26
- 8☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:20
- 9♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 03:09
- 11☽︎ Moon03:09 – 04:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 04:58
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 14 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:00 to 06:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.