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, 16 February 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:13
- 2☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:51
- 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:45
- 7♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:34
- 9☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:18
- 12♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:18
- 2♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:29
- 4☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:34 – 22:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:39 – 23:45
- 7♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:50
- 8☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:56
- 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 05:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:17
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 16 February 2028, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:18 to 07:13: 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.