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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, 28 January 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
07:07
Sunset
17:23
Next sunrise
07:06

A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 07:58
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 08:50
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:41
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:32
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:24
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:15
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:06
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 13:58
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:58 – 14:49
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:40
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:31
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:23

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:23 – 18:31
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:40
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:40 – 20:49
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:57
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 23:06
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 00:15
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:23
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:32
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:41
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:49
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:58
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:06

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?

On Wednesday, 28 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 13h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 07:07 to 07:58: 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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