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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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
07:03
Sunset
16:46
Next sunrise
07:03

A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 07:51
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:40
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:28
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:17
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:05
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 11:54
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:43
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:31
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:20
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:08
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 15:57
  12. 12♂︎ Mars15:57 – 16:46

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:57
  2. 2♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:09
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:20
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:32
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:43
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:54
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 01:06
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:06 – 02:17
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:29
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:40
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:52
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 07:03

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?

On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 9h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 07:03 to 07:51: 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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