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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:19 – 07:12
- 2☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:05
- 3♀︎ Venus08:05 – 08:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 09:52
- 5☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:31
- 8♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:24
- 9☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:17
- 10♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:04
- 12☽︎ Moon16:04 – 16:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:11
- 3♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:18
- 4☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:25
- 5♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:38
- 7☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:59
- 10♂︎ Mars02:59 – 04:06
- 11☉︎ Sun04:06 – 05:13
- 12♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghlān?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 13h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:19 to 07:12: 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.