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 Tuesday, 20 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:52 – 05:58
- 2☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:05
- 3♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:18
- 5☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:37
- 8♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:43
- 9☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:50
- 10♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 17:02
- 12☽︎ Moon17:02 – 18:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 19:56
- 3♂︎ Mars19:56 – 20:49
- 4☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:43
- 5♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:30
- 7☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:10
- 10♂︎ Mars02:10 – 03:04
- 11☉︎ Sun03:04 – 03:57
- 12♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:51
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Tuesday, 20 April 2027, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:52 to 05:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.