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, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:40
- 2☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:09
- 5♂︎ Mars10:09 – 10:59
- 6☉︎ Sun10:59 – 11:49
- 7♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:28
- 9☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 15:58
- 12♂︎ Mars15:58 – 16:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:48 – 17:58
- 2♀︎ Venus17:58 – 19:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:08 – 20:18
- 4☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:39 – 23:49
- 7♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:59
- 8☉︎ Sun00:59 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:30
- 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:50 to 07:40: 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.
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.