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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:50 – 06:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:14
- 3☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:49
- 6♂︎ Mars10:49 – 12:01
- 7☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:36
- 10☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:11 – 19:59
- 2☉︎ Sun19:59 – 20:48
- 3♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:24
- 5☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:49
- 8♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:38
- 9☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:26
- 10♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:03
- 12☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghlān?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:50 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.