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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 Tuesday, 12 January 2027: day of Mars

Sunrise
07:14
Sunset
17:06
Next sunrise
07:14

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

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:04
  2. 2☉︎ Sun08:04 – 08:53
  3. 3♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:42
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:32
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:21
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:10
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 12:59
  8. 8♂︎ Mars12:59 – 13:49
  9. 9☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:38
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:27
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:17
  12. 12☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:06

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:17
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:27
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:38
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:49
  5. 5♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:59
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 00:10
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:21
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:31
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:42
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:53
  11. 11☉︎ Sun04:53 – 06:04
  12. 12♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:14

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?

On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 9h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 07:14 to 08:04: 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.

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