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, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 06:00
- 2☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:30
- 5♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:39
- 6☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:49
- 7♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:38
- 12♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:37
- 2♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:18
- 4☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 22:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 23:49
- 7♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:39
- 8☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:29
- 9♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:10
- 11☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bagrām?
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:51 to 06:00: 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.