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, 1 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:16
- 4♂︎ Mars09:16 – 10:13
- 5☉︎ Sun10:13 – 11:10
- 6♀︎ Venus11:10 – 12:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:04
- 8☽︎ Moon13:04 – 14:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 14:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 15:55
- 11♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:52
- 12☉︎ Sun16:52 – 17:49
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:49 – 18:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 19:55
- 3☽︎ Moon19:55 – 20:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 22:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 23:04
- 6♂︎ Mars23:04 – 00:07
- 7☉︎ Sun00:07 – 01:10
- 8♀︎ Venus01:10 – 02:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:15
- 10☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:21 – 06:24
Other cities · Afghanistan
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghlān?
On Monday, 1 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:26 to 07:23: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.