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 Saturday, 23 September 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:20 – 07:21
- 3♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:21
- 4☉︎ Sun08:21 – 09:22
- 5♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 11:23
- 7☽︎ Moon11:23 – 12:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:25
- 10♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:25
- 11☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:26
- 12♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:26 – 18:26
- 2☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:25 – 20:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:24
- 5♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:24
- 6☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:23
- 7♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:23
- 9☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:21
- 12♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Saturday, 23 September 2028, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 11h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:20 to 06:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.