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, 24 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 16:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:40 – 07:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:17
- 3☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 09:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:42
- 6♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:30
- 7☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:19
- 8♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 13:56
- 10☽︎ Moon13:56 – 14:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:33
- 2☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:44
- 3♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 21:07
- 5☽︎ Moon21:07 – 22:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:42
- 8♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:54
- 9☉︎ Sun01:54 – 03:05
- 10♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:29
- 12☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:40
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Friday, 24 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 16:21: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:40 to 07:28: 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.