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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, 13 January 2027: day of Mercury

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

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:04
  2. 2☽︎ Moon08:04 – 08:53
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 09:42
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:32
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:21
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:11
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:11 – 13:00
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:49
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:39
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:28
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:17
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:07

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:17
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:28
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:39
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:49
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 23:00
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 00:10
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:21
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:32
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:42
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:53
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:53 – 06:03
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:14

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?

On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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