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, 18 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:23
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:22
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:34
- 2☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:44
- 3♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 09:06
- 5☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:39
- 8♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:49
- 9☉︎ Sun13:49 – 15:00
- 10♀︎ Venus15:00 – 16:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:22
- 12☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:11
- 3♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:00
- 4☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:49
- 5♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:27
- 7☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:55
- 10♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:44
- 11☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:33
- 12♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:22
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Tuesday, 18 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:23 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:22, lasts 9h 49m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:23 to 05:34: 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.