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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:01
- 2♀︎ Venus07:01 – 07:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 08:49
- 4☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:31
- 7♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:25
- 8☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:19
- 9♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:07
- 11☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 16:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 18:01
- 2♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:07
- 3☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:13
- 4♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:25
- 6☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:44
- 9♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:50
- 10☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:56
- 11♀︎ Venus03:56 – 05:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jalālābād?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 10h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:08 to 07:01: 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.