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, 24 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:23
- 2☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:15
- 3♀︎ Venus08:15 – 09:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:57
- 5☽︎ Moon09:57 – 10:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:30
- 8♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:21
- 9☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:12
- 10♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 15:55
- 12☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:46
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:04
- 3♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:13
- 4☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:22
- 5♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:40
- 7☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 03:06
- 10♂︎ Mars03:06 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:24
- 12♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gardez?
On Tuesday, 24 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:32 to 07:23: 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.