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 Tuesday, 9 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:54 – 07:43
- 2☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:32
- 3♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:09
- 5☽︎ Moon10:09 – 10:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:36
- 8♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:25
- 9☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:14
- 10♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 15:51
- 12☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:02
- 3♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:14
- 4☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:25
- 5♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:47
- 7☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 02:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 03:21
- 10♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:32
- 11☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:43
- 12♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghlān?
On Tuesday, 9 December 2025, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 14h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:54 to 07:43: 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.