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, 17 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:26 – 07:31
- 3♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:36
- 4☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:42
- 5♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:53
- 7☽︎ Moon11:53 – 12:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:58 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:09
- 10♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:14
- 11☉︎ Sun16:14 – 17:19
- 12♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:19
- 2☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:14 – 21:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 22:03
- 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 22:57
- 6☉︎ Sun22:57 – 23:52
- 7♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:41
- 9☽︎ Moon01:41 – 02:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:36 – 03:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:25
- 12♂︎ Mars04:25 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gardez?
On Saturday, 17 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:20 to 06:26: 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.