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 Sunday, 22 December 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:00
- 2♀︎ Venus08:00 – 08:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:36
- 4☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:01
- 7♂︎ Mars12:01 – 12:49
- 8☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:37
- 9♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:13
- 11☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 16:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 18:02
- 2♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:14
- 3☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:25
- 4♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:49
- 6☽︎ Moon22:49 – 00:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 01:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:24
- 9♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:36
- 10☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:48
- 11♀︎ Venus04:48 – 06:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?
On Sunday, 22 December 2024, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:11 to 08:00: 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.