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 Monday, 25 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:48 – 06:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 07:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:12 – 08:23
- 4♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:35
- 5☉︎ Sun09:35 – 10:47
- 6♀︎ Venus10:47 – 11:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 13:11
- 8☽︎ Moon13:11 – 14:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:47
- 11♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:58
- 12☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:10
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:10 – 19:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 20:46
- 3☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:11
- 6♂︎ Mars23:11 – 23:59
- 7☉︎ Sun23:59 – 00:47
- 8♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:35 – 02:23
- 10☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 03:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:59 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?
On Monday, 25 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:48 to 06:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.