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, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:02
- 2☉︎ Sun08:02 – 08:50
- 3♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:27
- 5☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:52
- 8♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:41
- 9☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:29
- 10♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:06
- 12☽︎ Moon16:06 – 16:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 18:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:17
- 3♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:29
- 4☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:41
- 5♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 00:04
- 7☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:39
- 10♂︎ Mars03:39 – 04:51
- 11☉︎ Sun04:51 – 06:02
- 12♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 14h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:14 to 08:02: 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.
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.