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 Thursday, 21 May 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 06:02
- 2♂︎ Mars06:02 – 07:13
- 3☉︎ Sun07:13 – 08:24
- 4♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:47
- 6☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:59 – 13:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 14:22
- 9♂︎ Mars14:22 – 15:33
- 10☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:44
- 11♀︎ Venus16:44 – 17:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:56 – 19:07
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:07 – 19:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 20:44
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 21:33
- 4♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:21
- 5☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:10
- 6♀︎ Venus23:10 – 23:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:47
- 8☽︎ Moon00:47 – 01:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:13
- 11♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:01
- 12☉︎ Sun04:01 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?
On Thursday, 21 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:50 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.