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 Saturday, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 07:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 08:38
- 3♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:29
- 4☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:19
- 5♀︎ Venus10:19 – 11:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:09 – 12:00
- 7☽︎ Moon12:00 – 12:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:50 – 13:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:40 – 14:31
- 10♂︎ Mars14:31 – 15:21
- 11☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:11
- 12♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:02 – 18:11
- 2☽︎ Moon18:11 – 19:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:40
- 5♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:50
- 6☉︎ Sun22:50 – 00:00
- 7♀︎ Venus00:00 – 01:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:09 – 02:19
- 9☽︎ Moon02:19 – 03:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:29 – 04:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:38 – 05:48
- 12♂︎ Mars05:48 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gardez?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:58 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.