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 Friday, 15 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:57 – 07:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 08:39
- 3☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:11
- 6♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:02
- 7☉︎ Sun12:02 – 12:53
- 8♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:34
- 10☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:16
- 2☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:25
- 3♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:34 – 21:44
- 5☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 00:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 01:11
- 8♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:20
- 9☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:29
- 10♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:48
- 12☽︎ Moon05:48 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gardez?
On Friday, 15 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:57 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.