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 Wednesday, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:43
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:56
- 2☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:36
- 5♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:49
- 6☉︎ Sun10:49 – 12:03
- 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 13:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:30
- 9☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 18:10
- 12♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:10
- 2♀︎ Venus20:10 – 20:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:43
- 4☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:03
- 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:50
- 8☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:36
- 9♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:09
- 11☽︎ Moon03:09 – 03:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:43 and sets at 19:23: 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?
Mercury, 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: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.