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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 06:00
- 2☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:39
- 5♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:53
- 6☉︎ Sun10:53 – 12:06
- 7♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:32
- 9☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:12
- 12♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:12
- 2♀︎ Venus20:12 – 20:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:45
- 4☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:06
- 7♂︎ Mars00:06 – 00:53
- 8☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:40
- 9♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:13
- 11☽︎ Moon03:13 – 04:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:47 to 06:00: 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.