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, 20 November 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:28 – 07:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:12
- 3♂︎ Mars08:12 – 09:03
- 4☉︎ Sun09:03 – 09:55
- 5♀︎ Venus09:55 – 10:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 11:38
- 7☽︎ Moon11:38 – 12:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:30 – 13:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:13
- 10♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:04
- 11☉︎ Sun15:04 – 15:56
- 12♀︎ Venus15:56 – 16:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:47 – 17:56
- 2☽︎ Moon17:56 – 19:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:21
- 5♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:30
- 6☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:38
- 7♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:47 – 01:55
- 9☽︎ Moon01:55 – 03:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 04:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:12 – 05:21
- 12♂︎ Mars05:21 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gardez?
On Saturday, 20 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:28 to 07:20: 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.