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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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
07:03
Sunset
17:29
Next sunrise
07:02

A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 07:55
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:47
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:39
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:31
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:24
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:16
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:08
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:00
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:52
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:45
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:37
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:29

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:37
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:44
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:52
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:52 – 22:00
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 23:08
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:15
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:23
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:31
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:39
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:46
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:54
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 07:02

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Balkh?

On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 07:03 to 07:55: 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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