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, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:49 – 06:00
- 2☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:12
- 3♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:35
- 5☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 13:09
- 8♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:20
- 9☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:32
- 10♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 17:55
- 12☽︎ Moon17:55 – 19:06
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 19:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 20:43
- 3♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:32
- 4☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:20
- 5♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 23:58
- 7☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:23
- 10♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:12
- 11☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:01
- 12♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gardez?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:49 to 06:00: 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.