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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 Friday, 9 January 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
07:15
Sunset
17:03
Next sunrise
07:15

A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:04
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 08:53
  3. 3☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:42
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:31
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:20
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:09
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:09 – 12:58
  8. 8♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:47
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:36
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:25
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:14
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:03

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars17:03 – 18:14
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:25
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:36
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:47
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:58
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 00:09
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 01:20
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:31
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:42
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:53
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:04
  12. 12☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:15

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?

On Friday, 9 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 9h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 14h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 07:15 to 08:04: 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.

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