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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:12
- 2♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:28
- 4☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:53
- 7♂︎ Mars11:53 – 13:01
- 8☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:09
- 9♀︎ Venus14:09 – 15:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:26
- 11☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:34
- 2♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:26
- 3☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:18
- 4♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:01
- 6☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:37
- 9♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:29
- 10☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:21
- 11♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jalālābād?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:04 to 06:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.