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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:26
- 2☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:39
- 5♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:43
- 6☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:47
- 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:56
- 9☽︎ Moon13:56 – 15:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 16:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:09
- 12♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:09
- 2♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 21:00
- 4☽︎ Moon21:00 – 21:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:56 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:48
- 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:43
- 8☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:39
- 9♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:31
- 11☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jalālābād?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:21 to 06:26: 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.