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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 06:07
- 2☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:43
- 5♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 12:08
- 7♀︎ Venus12:08 – 13:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:32
- 9☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:09
- 12♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:09
- 2♀︎ Venus20:09 – 20:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 21:44
- 4☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:08
- 7♂︎ Mars00:08 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:44
- 9♀︎ Venus01:44 – 02:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:20
- 11☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:55 to 06:07: 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.
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.