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 Wednesday, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:53
- 2☽︎ Moon05:53 – 07:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:24
- 5♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:34
- 6☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:44
- 7♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:36
- 12♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:36
- 2♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 22:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:44
- 7♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:34
- 8☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:23
- 9♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:02
- 11☽︎ Moon03:02 – 03:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 04:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jalālābād?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:42 to 05:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.