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 Sunday, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:24
- 2♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:37
- 4☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:55
- 7♂︎ Mars11:55 – 13:01
- 8☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:19
- 11☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:25
- 2♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:19
- 3☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:13
- 4♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:01
- 6☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:43
- 9♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:37
- 10☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:31
- 11♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bagrām?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:18 to 06:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.