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, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:40
- 3☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:45
- 6♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:46
- 7☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:48
- 8♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:51
- 10☽︎ Moon14:51 – 15:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:55 – 18:54
- 2☉︎ Sun18:54 – 19:53
- 3♀︎ Venus19:53 – 20:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:50
- 5☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:45
- 8♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:44
- 9☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:42
- 10♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:39
- 12☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bagrām?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:37 to 06:39: 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.