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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 07:44
- 2♂︎ Mars07:44 – 08:34
- 3☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:23
- 4♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 11:02
- 6☽︎ Moon11:02 – 11:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:31
- 9♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:21
- 10☉︎ Sun14:21 – 15:11
- 11♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 16:50
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:50 – 18:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:21
- 4♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:31
- 5☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:42
- 6♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 01:03
- 8☽︎ Moon01:03 – 02:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:13 – 03:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:34
- 11♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:44
- 12☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gardez?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:54 to 07:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.