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 Tuesday, 19 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:50 – 05:59
- 2☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:09
- 3♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:29
- 5☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:59
- 8♂︎ Mars12:59 – 14:09
- 9☉︎ Sun14:09 – 15:19
- 10♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:39
- 12☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:49 – 19:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:39 – 20:29
- 3♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:19
- 4☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:09
- 5♀︎ Venus22:09 – 22:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 23:49
- 7☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:19
- 10♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:09
- 11☉︎ Sun03:09 – 03:59
- 12♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gardez?
On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:50 to 05:59: 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.