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 Wednesday, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:42
- 2☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:09
- 5♂︎ Mars10:09 – 10:58
- 6☉︎ Sun10:58 – 11:47
- 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:25
- 9☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 15:51
- 12♂︎ Mars15:51 – 16:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:51
- 2♀︎ Venus17:51 – 19:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 20:14
- 4☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:47
- 7♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:58
- 8☉︎ Sun00:58 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:32
- 11☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghlān?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, 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 06:54, lasts 14h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:54 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.