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, 28 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:52 – 07:44
- 2♂︎ Mars07:44 – 08:36
- 3☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:29
- 4♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:21 – 11:13
- 6☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:06 – 12:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:58 – 13:50
- 9♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:42
- 10☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:35
- 11♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:19
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:42
- 4♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:50
- 5☉︎ Sun21:50 – 22:58
- 6♀︎ Venus22:58 – 00:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 01:13
- 8☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:21 – 03:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:28 – 04:36
- 11♂︎ Mars04:36 – 05:44
- 12☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gardez?
On Thursday, 28 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:52 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.