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, 20 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:23
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:23 – 08:29
- 4♂︎ Mars08:29 – 09:35
- 5☉︎ Sun09:35 – 10:41
- 6♀︎ Venus10:41 – 11:47
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:47 – 12:53
- 8☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 15:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 16:11
- 11♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:17
- 12☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:23
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:11
- 3☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 21:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 22:52
- 6♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:46
- 7☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:40
- 8♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:34 – 02:28
- 10☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:16 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jalālābād?
On Monday, 20 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:11 to 06:17: 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.