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Planetary hours · Balkh (Afghanistan)

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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
04:50
Sunset
19:24
Next sunrise
04:51

A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 06:03
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:16
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:29
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:41
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:54
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:54 – 12:07
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:20
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:32
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:45
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:58
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:11
  12. 12♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:24

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:11
  2. 2♀︎ Venus20:11 – 20:58
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:45
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:33
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:20
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:07
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 00:54
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:42
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:29
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:16
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:03
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:51

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?

On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 04:50 to 06:03: 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.

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