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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, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
16:56
Next sunrise
06:37

A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:27
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:19
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:11
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:02
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 10:54
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:54 – 11:46
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:37
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:29
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:21
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:12
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 16:04
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:04 – 16:56

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:56 – 18:04
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:04 – 19:13
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:21
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:29
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:38
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:46
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:55
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:55 – 02:03
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:03 – 03:11
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:20
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:28
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:37

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?

On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:35 to 07:27: 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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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.