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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:18
- 2♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:34
- 4☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:58
- 7♂︎ Mars11:58 – 13:06
- 8☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:14
- 9♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:30
- 11☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:38
- 2♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:30
- 3☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:22
- 4♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:06
- 6☽︎ Moon23:06 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:43
- 9♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:35
- 10☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:27
- 11♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gardez?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:10 to 06:18: 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.