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 Monday, 8 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:50 – 07:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:29
- 4♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:23
- 5☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:16
- 6♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 13:02
- 8☽︎ Moon13:02 – 13:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 14:49
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 15:42
- 11♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:35
- 12☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:28
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:35 – 19:42
- 3☽︎ Moon19:42 – 20:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 21:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 23:02
- 6♂︎ Mars23:02 – 00:09
- 7☉︎ Sun00:09 – 01:15
- 8♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:29
- 10☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:42 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghlān?
On Monday, 8 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:50 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.