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 Sunday, 7 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:42 – 05:54
- 2♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:17
- 4☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:52
- 7♂︎ Mars11:52 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:15
- 9♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:38
- 11☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 19:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 19:49
- 2♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:38
- 3☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:26
- 4♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:03
- 6☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:28
- 9♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:17
- 10☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:05
- 11♀︎ Venus03:05 – 03:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gardez?
On Sunday, 7 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.