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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:37 – 07:27
- 2♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:09
- 4☽︎ Moon09:09 – 09:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:41
- 7♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:31
- 8☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:22
- 9♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:03
- 11☽︎ Moon15:03 – 15:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:54
- 2♂︎ Mars17:54 – 19:03
- 3☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:13
- 4♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:32
- 6☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 02:00
- 9♂︎ Mars02:00 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:19
- 11♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gardez?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:37 to 07:27: 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.