Planetary hours
in Gardez.
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 Monday, 17 November 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 09:02
- 4♂︎ Mars09:02 – 09:54
- 5☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:45
- 6♀︎ Venus10:45 – 11:37
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:37 – 12:29
- 8☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:05
- 11♂︎ Mars15:05 – 15:57
- 12☉︎ Sun15:57 – 16:49
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:49 – 17:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:57 – 19:05
- 3☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:30
- 6♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:38
- 7☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:46
- 8♀︎ Venus00:46 – 01:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:54 – 03:02
- 10☽︎ Moon03:02 – 04:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 05:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gardez?
On Monday, 17 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:26 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.