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 Sunday, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:48 – 06:01
- 2♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:27
- 4☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 12:06
- 7♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:32
- 9♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:58
- 11☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:11
- 2♂︎ Mars20:11 – 20:58
- 3☉︎ Sun20:58 – 21:45
- 4♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:20
- 6☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:41
- 9♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:28
- 10☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:15
- 11♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 14h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:48 to 06:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.