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 Tuesday, 25 April 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:52
- 2☉︎ Sun05:52 – 07:00
- 3♀︎ Venus07:00 – 08:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:14
- 5☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:37
- 8♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:44
- 9☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:52
- 10♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 17:06
- 12☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 19:59
- 3♂︎ Mars19:59 – 20:51
- 4☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:44
- 5♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:29
- 7☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:06
- 10♂︎ Mars02:06 – 02:59
- 11☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:51
- 12♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:43
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Tuesday, 25 April 2028, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:45 to 05:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.