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 Sunday, 7 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:43
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:56
- 2♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:22
- 4☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 12:01
- 7♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:14
- 8☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:27
- 9♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:53
- 11☽︎ Moon16:53 – 18:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:06
- 2♂︎ Mars20:06 – 20:53
- 3☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:40
- 4♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:14
- 6☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:35
- 9♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:22
- 10☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:09
- 11♀︎ Venus03:09 – 03:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?
On Sunday, 7 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:43 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 14h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:43 to 05:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.