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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 Friday, 18 December 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
07:09
Sunset
16:48
Next sunrise
07:09

A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus07:09 – 07:57
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:45
  3. 3☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:34
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:22
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:10
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:10 – 11:58
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:58 – 12:47
  8. 8♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:35
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:23
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:11
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:00
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 16:48

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars16:48 – 18:00
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:11
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:23
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:35
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:47
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:59
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 01:10
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:22
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:34
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:46
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:58
  12. 12☽︎ Moon05:58 – 07:09

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?

On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 07:09 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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