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, 9 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:30
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:29
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:40
- 2♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:59
- 4☽︎ Moon07:59 – 09:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:28
- 7♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:37
- 8☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:47
- 9♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 16:06
- 11☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:16
- 2♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:06
- 3☉︎ Sun20:06 – 20:56
- 4♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:37
- 6☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:08
- 9♂︎ Mars01:08 – 01:58
- 10☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:49
- 11♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:29
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Sunday, 9 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:30 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:29, lasts 10h 04m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:30 to 05:40: 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.