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Planetary hours · Balkh (Afghanistan)

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, 18 June 2026: day of Jupiter

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. 1♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:56
  2. 2♂︎ Mars05:56 – 07:10
  3. 3☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:23
  4. 4♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:36
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:50
  6. 6☽︎ Moon10:50 – 12:03
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:03 – 13:16
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:16 – 14:30
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:30 – 15:43
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:57
  11. 11♀︎ Venus16:57 – 18:10
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury18:10 – 19:23

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon19:23 – 20:10
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 20:57
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 21:43
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:30
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:17
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:03
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 00:50
  8. 8☽︎ Moon00:50 – 01:36
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:23
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:10
  11. 11♂︎ Mars03:10 – 03:56
  12. 12☉︎ Sun03:56 – 04:43

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?

On Thursday, 18 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:43 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 14h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 9h 19m: twelve night hours of 47 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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