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, 17 November 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:01
- 2☽︎ Moon07:01 – 07:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 08:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:34
- 5♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:25
- 6☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:16
- 7♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 12:58
- 9☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:31
- 12♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:31
- 2♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 19:49
- 4☽︎ Moon19:49 – 20:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 22:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:07 – 23:16
- 7♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:25
- 8☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:34
- 9♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:53
- 11☽︎ Moon03:53 – 05:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 06:11
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 17 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:10 to 07:01: 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.