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, 6 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 05:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 07:05
- 3♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:17
- 4☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:28
- 5♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:51
- 7☽︎ Moon11:51 – 13:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:03 – 14:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:14 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:37
- 11☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:49
- 12♀︎ Venus17:49 – 19:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 19:49
- 2☽︎ Moon19:49 – 20:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:14
- 5♂︎ Mars22:14 – 23:03
- 6☉︎ Sun23:03 – 23:51
- 7♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:28
- 9☽︎ Moon01:28 – 02:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:05 – 03:54
- 12♂︎ Mars03:54 – 04:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gardez?
On Saturday, 6 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:42 to 05:54: 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.