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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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:15
Sunset
17:18
Next sunrise
06:16

A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:10
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:05
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:00
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:56
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:51
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:46
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:42
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:37
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:32
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:27
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:23
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:18

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:23
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:28
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:32
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:37
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:42
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:47
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:52
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:56
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 03:01
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 04:06
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 05:11
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:16

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?

On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:15 to 07:10: 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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