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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 07:51
- 2☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 11:54
- 7♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:31
- 9☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 15:56
- 12♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:45 – 17:56
- 2♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:08 – 20:19
- 4☽︎ Moon20:19 – 21:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:54
- 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:17
- 9♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:40
- 11☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghlān?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:03 to 07:51: 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.