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, 2 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:04 – 07:56
- 2☉︎ Sun07:56 – 08:48
- 3♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:32
- 5☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:08
- 8♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:00
- 9☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:52
- 10♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:36
- 12☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:44
- 3♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:52
- 4☉︎ Sun20:52 – 22:00
- 5♀︎ Venus22:00 – 23:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 00:15
- 7☽︎ Moon00:15 – 01:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:39
- 10♂︎ Mars03:39 – 04:47
- 11☉︎ Sun04:47 – 05:55
- 12♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?
On Tuesday, 2 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 10h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:04 to 07:56: 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.