Planetary hours
in Bagrām.
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, 21 May 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:56
- 2☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:28
- 5♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:39
- 6☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:49
- 7♀︎ Venus11:49 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 14:11
- 9☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:32 – 17:43
- 12♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:54 – 19:43
- 2♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:21
- 4☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 23:49
- 7♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:38
- 8☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:27
- 9♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:06
- 11☽︎ Moon03:06 – 03:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bagrām?
On Wednesday, 21 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:45 to 05:56: 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.