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 Wednesday, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:54
- 2☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 09:30
- 5♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:42
- 6☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:54
- 7♀︎ Venus11:54 – 13:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:53
- 12♂︎ Mars17:53 – 19:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:05 – 19:53
- 2♀︎ Venus19:53 – 20:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:29
- 4☽︎ Moon21:29 – 22:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 23:54
- 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:42
- 8☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:30
- 9♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:06
- 11☽︎ Moon03:06 – 03:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 04:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gardez?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.