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, 25 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 05:58
- 2♂︎ Mars05:58 – 07:11
- 3☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:24
- 4♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:51
- 6☽︎ Moon10:51 – 12:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 13:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:18 – 14:31
- 9♂︎ Mars14:31 – 15:45
- 10☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:58
- 11♀︎ Venus16:58 – 18:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:11 – 19:25
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:25 – 20:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 20:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:45
- 4♂︎ Mars21:45 – 22:31
- 5☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:18
- 6♀︎ Venus23:18 – 00:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 00:51
- 8☽︎ Moon00:51 – 01:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:11
- 11♂︎ Mars03:11 – 03:58
- 12☉︎ Sun03:58 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?
On Thursday, 25 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:44 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:44 to 05:58: 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.
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.