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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:57
- 2☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:38
- 5♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:51
- 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 12:04
- 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 13:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:11
- 12♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:11
- 2♀︎ Venus20:11 – 20:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:45
- 4☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:04
- 7♂︎ Mars00:04 – 00:51
- 8☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:38
- 9♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:11
- 11☽︎ Moon03:11 – 03:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:44 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 14h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:44 to 05:57: 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.