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, 14 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 19:04
- 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 – 07:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:17
- 4☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:53
- 7♂︎ Mars11:53 – 13:05
- 8☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:17
- 9♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:40
- 11☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 19:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 19:52
- 2♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:40
- 3☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:28
- 4♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:05
- 6☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:29
- 9♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:17
- 10☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:06
- 11♀︎ Venus03:06 – 03:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gardez?
On Sunday, 14 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 9h 38m: 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.