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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:54
- 2☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:19 – 09:32
- 5♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:44
- 6☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:56
- 7♀︎ Venus11:56 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:21
- 9☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 17:58
- 12♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:10 – 19:58
- 2♀︎ Venus19:58 – 20:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:33
- 4☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 23:56
- 7♂︎ Mars23:56 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:32
- 9♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:07
- 11☽︎ Moon03:07 – 03:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 04:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bagrām?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:42 to 05:54: 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.