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 Thursday, 20 November 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:26 – 07:17
- 2♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:08
- 3☉︎ Sun08:08 – 08:59
- 4♀︎ Venus08:59 – 09:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:51 – 10:42
- 6☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:33 – 12:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:16
- 9♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:07
- 10☉︎ Sun14:07 – 14:58
- 11♀︎ Venus14:58 – 15:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:41
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:41 – 17:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 18:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:58 – 20:07
- 4♂︎ Mars20:07 – 21:16
- 5☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:25
- 6♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:42
- 8☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 03:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:00 – 04:09
- 11♂︎ Mars04:09 – 05:18
- 12☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jalālābād?
On Thursday, 20 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:26 to 07:17: 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.