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, 14 October 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 06:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:34 – 07:31
- 3♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:27
- 4☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:24
- 5♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:17
- 7☽︎ Moon11:17 – 12:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 13:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 14:06
- 10♂︎ Mars14:06 – 15:03
- 11☉︎ Sun15:03 – 15:59
- 12♀︎ Venus15:59 – 16:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 18:00
- 2☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:07 – 21:10
- 5♂︎ Mars21:10 – 22:14
- 6☉︎ Sun22:14 – 23:17
- 7♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:21 – 01:24
- 9☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:35
- 12♂︎ Mars04:35 – 05:38
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Saturday, 14 October 2028, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:37 to 06:34: 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.