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 Friday, 3 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:04
- 3☽︎ Moon08:04 – 08:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 09:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:31
- 6♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:21
- 7☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:10
- 8♀︎ Venus12:10 – 12:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:48
- 10☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:27
- 2☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:38
- 3♀︎ Venus18:38 – 19:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:59
- 5☽︎ Moon20:59 – 22:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:32
- 8♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:43
- 9☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:54
- 10♀︎ Venus02:54 – 04:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:15
- 12☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:26
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Friday, 3 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 9h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:25 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.