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 Tuesday, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:50 – 06:02
- 2☉︎ Sun06:02 – 07:15
- 3♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:41
- 5☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 12:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 13:20
- 8♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:32
- 9☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:45
- 10♀︎ Venus15:45 – 16:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:11
- 12☽︎ Moon18:11 – 19:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 20:58
- 3♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:45
- 4☉︎ Sun21:45 – 22:33
- 5♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:07
- 7☽︎ Moon00:07 – 00:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:29
- 10♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:16
- 11☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:03
- 12♀︎ Venus04:03 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:50 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.