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 Wednesday, 1 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:29
- 2☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:00
- 5♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:51
- 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:41
- 7♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:22
- 9☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 15:54
- 12♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:44 – 17:54
- 2♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 20:13
- 4☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:42
- 7♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:51
- 8☉︎ Sun00:51 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:20
- 11☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gardez?
On Wednesday, 1 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 13h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:38 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.