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, 21 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:57
- 2☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 09:17
- 5♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:24
- 6☉︎ Sun10:24 – 11:30
- 7♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:43
- 9☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 17:03
- 12♂︎ Mars17:03 – 18:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:03
- 2♀︎ Venus19:03 – 19:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 20:50
- 4☽︎ Moon20:50 – 21:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:30
- 7♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:23
- 8☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:16
- 9♀︎ Venus01:16 – 02:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 03:03
- 11☽︎ Moon03:03 – 03:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:49
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 21 April 2027, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:51 to 05:57: 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.