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, 21 February 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:07
- 2☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 08:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 09:54
- 5♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:49
- 6☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:45
- 7♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:36
- 9☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:23
- 12♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:22
- 2♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:31
- 4☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:44
- 7♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:49
- 8☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:53
- 9♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 04:02
- 11☽︎ Moon04:02 – 05:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:10
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 21 February 2029, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:12 to 07:07: 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.