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Planetary hours · Balkh (Afghanistan)

Planetary hours
in Balkh.

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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:28
Sunset
17:02
Next sunrise
06:29

A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).

Right now☿︎ Hour of Mercury — hour 10 of the night, until 04:15

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:21
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:14
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:07
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 10:00
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:52
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:45
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:38
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:31
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:24
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:17
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:09
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:09 – 17:02

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:02 – 18:09
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:17
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:24
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:31
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:38
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:46
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:53
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:53 – 02:00
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:00 – 03:08
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:15
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:22
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:29

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?

On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:28 to 07:21: 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.

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