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, 15 May 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 04:24
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:25 – 05:35
- 2☉︎ Sun05:35 – 06:46
- 3♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 09:07
- 5☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:38
- 8♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:49
- 9☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:59
- 10♀︎ Venus14:59 – 16:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:20
- 12☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:10
- 3♂︎ Mars20:10 – 20:59
- 4☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:48
- 5♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:27
- 7☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:56
- 10♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:45
- 11☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:34
- 12♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:24
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Tuesday, 15 May 2029, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:24, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:25 to 05:35: 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.