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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:02
- 2☽︎ Moon08:02 – 08:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:28
- 5♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:04
- 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 12:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:41
- 9☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:06
- 12♂︎ Mars16:06 – 16:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:55 – 18:06
- 2♀︎ Venus18:06 – 19:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:30
- 4☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 00:04
- 7♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:28
- 9♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:51
- 11☽︎ Moon04:51 – 06:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 9h 41m, 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?
Mercury, 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 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.