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 Sunday, 30 April 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:39
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:38
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:47
- 2♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 08:04
- 4☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:29
- 7♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:37
- 8☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:45
- 9♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 16:02
- 11☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:10
- 2♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:01
- 3☉︎ Sun20:01 – 20:53
- 4♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:36
- 6☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:11
- 9♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:03
- 10☉︎ Sun02:03 – 02:55
- 11♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:38
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Sunday, 30 April 2028, the Sun rises at 04:39 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:38, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:39 to 05:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.