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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 Saturday, 14 November 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
06:39
Sunset
16:54
Next sunrise
06:40

A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:30
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:21
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:12
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:04
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:04 – 10:55
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 11:46
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:46 – 12:37
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:29
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:20
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:20 – 15:11
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:11 – 16:02
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:02 – 16:54

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 18:02
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:11
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:11 – 20:20
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:29
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:38
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:47
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:47 – 00:55
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 02:04
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:04 – 03:13
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 04:22
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:22 – 05:31
  12. 12♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:40

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?

On Saturday, 14 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 06:39 to 07:30: 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.

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