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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, 17 July 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
04:56
Sunset
19:20
Next sunrise
04:57

A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:08
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:20
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:32
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:44
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:56
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:56 – 12:08
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:20
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:32
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:44
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:56
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:08
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:20

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:08
  2. 2☉︎ Sun20:08 – 20:56
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:44
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:32
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:20
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:08
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 00:56
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:44
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:32
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:21
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:09
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:09 – 04:57

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?

On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 04:56 to 06:08: 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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