Planetary hours
in Baghlān.
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, 8 November 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:17 – 08:09
- 3♂︎ Mars08:09 – 09:01
- 4☉︎ Sun09:01 – 09:54
- 5♀︎ Venus09:54 – 10:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 11:38
- 7☽︎ Moon11:38 – 12:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 14:15
- 10♂︎ Mars14:15 – 15:07
- 11☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:00
- 12♀︎ Venus16:00 – 16:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 18:00
- 2☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:08 – 20:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 21:23
- 5♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:31
- 6☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:39
- 7♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:54
- 9☽︎ Moon01:54 – 03:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 04:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:17
- 12♂︎ Mars05:17 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghlān?
On Saturday, 8 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:24 to 07:17: 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.