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 Saturday, 11 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 06:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:17
- 3♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:30
- 4☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:42
- 5♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 12:07
- 7☽︎ Moon12:07 – 13:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:45
- 10♂︎ Mars15:45 – 16:58
- 11☉︎ Sun16:58 – 18:10
- 12♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:10
- 2☽︎ Moon20:10 – 20:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 21:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:45 – 22:33
- 5♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:20
- 6☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:08
- 7♀︎ Venus00:08 – 00:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 01:43
- 9☽︎ Moon01:43 – 02:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:05
- 12♂︎ Mars04:05 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?
On Saturday, 11 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:52 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.