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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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:43
Sunset
16:51
Next sunrise
06:44

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:33
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:24
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:15
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:05
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 10:56
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:47
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:38
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:28
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:19
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:10
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:00
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:00 – 16:51

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:51 – 18:00
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:10
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:10 – 20:19
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:19 – 21:29
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:38
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:47
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:57
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:57 – 02:06
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 03:16
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:25
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:34
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:34 – 06:44

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?

On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:43 to 07:33: 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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