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, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:55 – 07:05
- 3♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:15
- 4☉︎ Sun08:15 – 09:24
- 5♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:44
- 7☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:54 – 14:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 15:14
- 10♂︎ Mars15:14 – 16:24
- 11☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:34
- 12♀︎ Venus17:34 – 18:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 19:34
- 2☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:14 – 22:04
- 5♂︎ Mars22:04 – 22:54
- 6☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:44
- 7♀︎ Venus23:44 – 00:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:24
- 9☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:14 – 03:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 03:54
- 12♂︎ Mars03:54 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jalālābād?
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:45 to 05:55: 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.