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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 Friday, 10 July 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
04:51
Sunset
19:23
Next sunrise
04:52

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

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus04:51 – 06:04
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:17
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:29
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:42
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:55
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:55 – 12:07
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:20
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:32
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:45
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:58
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 18:10
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:23

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:10
  2. 2☉︎ Sun20:10 – 20:58
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:58 – 21:45
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:33
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:20
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:07
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 00:55
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:42
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:30
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:17
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:05
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:05 – 04:52

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?

On Friday, 10 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 04:51 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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