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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 Tuesday, 17 November 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
06:42
Sunset
16:52
Next sunrise
06:43

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

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars06:42 – 07:32
  2. 2☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:23
  3. 3♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:14
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 10:05
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:56
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:47
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:37
  8. 8♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:28
  9. 9☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:19
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:10
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:01
  12. 12☽︎ Moon16:01 – 16:52

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:01
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:10
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:19
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:29
  5. 5♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:38
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:47
  7. 7☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:56
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:06
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:15
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:24
  11. 11☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:33
  12. 12♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:43

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?

On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 06:42 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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