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, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:24 – 08:16
- 3♂︎ Mars08:16 – 09:08
- 4☉︎ Sun09:08 – 10:01
- 5♀︎ Venus10:01 – 10:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:53 – 11:45
- 7☽︎ Moon11:45 – 12:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:22
- 10♂︎ Mars14:22 – 15:15
- 11☉︎ Sun15:15 – 16:07
- 12♀︎ Venus16:07 – 16:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:07
- 2☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:23 – 21:30
- 5♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:38
- 6☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:46
- 7♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 02:01
- 9☽︎ Moon02:01 – 03:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:09 – 04:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:17 – 05:25
- 12♂︎ Mars05:25 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:31 to 07:24: 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.