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 Tuesday, 5 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:03
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:04 – 06:13
- 2☉︎ Sun06:13 – 07:22
- 3♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:41
- 5☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 13:08
- 8♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:17
- 9☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:26
- 10♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:35 – 17:45
- 12☽︎ Moon17:45 – 18:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:54 – 19:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 20:35
- 3♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:26
- 4☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:17
- 5♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 23:58
- 7☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:31
- 10♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:21
- 11☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:12
- 12♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?
On Tuesday, 5 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:03, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:04 to 06:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.