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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:56 – 07:45
- 2♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:23
- 4☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:50
- 7♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:39
- 8☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:28
- 9♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:06
- 11☽︎ Moon15:06 – 15:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:55
- 2♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:06
- 3☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:17
- 4♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:39
- 6☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:23
- 10☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bagrām?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 9h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 14h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:56 to 07:45: 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.