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 Monday, 8 November 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:00 – 06:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 07:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:45 – 08:38
- 4♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:30
- 5☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:22
- 6♀︎ Venus10:22 – 11:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:15 – 12:07
- 8☽︎ Moon12:07 – 12:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn12:59 – 13:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 14:44
- 11♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:36
- 12☉︎ Sun15:36 – 16:29
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:36 – 18:44
- 3☽︎ Moon18:44 – 19:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 21:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 22:07
- 6♂︎ Mars22:07 – 23:15
- 7☉︎ Sun23:15 – 00:23
- 8♀︎ Venus00:23 – 01:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:38
- 10☽︎ Moon02:38 – 03:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:54 – 06:02
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Monday, 8 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:00 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.