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, 2 February 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:24
- 2☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 10:53
- 6☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:45
- 7♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:29
- 9☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:06
- 12♂︎ Mars16:06 – 16:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:58 – 18:05
- 2♀︎ Venus18:05 – 19:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:21
- 4☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:44
- 7♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 02:00
- 9♀︎ Venus02:00 – 03:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 2 February 2028, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:32 to 07:24: 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.