Planetary hours
in Jalālābād.
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, 1 November 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:02 – 07:56
- 3♂︎ Mars07:56 – 08:49
- 4☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:43
- 5♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:31
- 7☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:19 – 14:13
- 10♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:07
- 11☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:00
- 12♀︎ Venus16:00 – 16:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 18:01
- 2☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:07 – 20:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:19
- 5♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:25
- 6☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:32
- 7♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:44
- 9☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 05:02
- 12♂︎ Mars05:02 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jalālābād?
On Saturday, 1 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 10h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:08 to 07:02: 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.