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 Saturday, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 06:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:14
- 3♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:23
- 4☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:32
- 5♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:49
- 7☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:58 – 14:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:15
- 10♂︎ Mars15:15 – 16:24
- 11☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:33
- 12♀︎ Venus17:33 – 18:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:42 – 19:33
- 2☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 22:06
- 5♂︎ Mars22:06 – 22:58
- 6☉︎ Sun22:58 – 23:49
- 7♀︎ Venus23:49 – 00:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:31
- 9☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:05
- 12♂︎ Mars04:05 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gardez?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:57 to 06:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.