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 Monday, 29 December 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:53 – 07:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:32
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:22
- 4♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:11
- 5☉︎ Sun10:11 – 11:00
- 6♀︎ Venus11:00 – 11:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:50 – 12:39
- 8☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:07
- 11♂︎ Mars15:07 – 15:57
- 12☉︎ Sun15:57 – 16:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:57 – 19:07
- 3☽︎ Moon19:07 – 20:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:39
- 6♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:50
- 7☉︎ Sun23:50 – 01:01
- 8♀︎ Venus01:01 – 02:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 03:22
- 10☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jalālābād?
On Monday, 29 December 2025, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:53 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.