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, 15 June 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:09 – 08:22
- 4♂︎ Mars08:22 – 09:36
- 5☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:49
- 6♀︎ Venus10:49 – 12:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:16
- 8☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:56
- 11♂︎ Mars16:56 – 18:09
- 12☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 20:56
- 3☽︎ Moon20:56 – 21:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:16
- 6♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:02
- 7☉︎ Sun00:02 – 00:49
- 8♀︎ Venus00:49 – 01:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:36 – 02:22
- 10☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:09 – 03:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 04:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?
On Monday, 15 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:42 to 05:56: 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.