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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:30
- 3☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:49
- 6♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:55
- 7☉︎ Sun11:55 – 13:02
- 8♀︎ Venus13:02 – 14:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:15
- 10☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:28
- 2☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:21
- 3♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:08
- 5☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 23:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:49
- 8♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:43
- 9☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:37
- 10♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:24
- 12☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bagrām?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:17 to 06:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.