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, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 07:59
- 3♂︎ Mars07:59 – 08:52
- 4☉︎ Sun08:52 – 09:45
- 5♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:31
- 7☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:10
- 10♂︎ Mars14:10 – 15:03
- 11☉︎ Sun15:03 – 15:56
- 12♀︎ Venus15:56 – 16:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:49 – 17:56
- 2☽︎ Moon17:56 – 19:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 21:17
- 5♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:25
- 6☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:32
- 7♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:39 – 01:46
- 9☽︎ Moon01:46 – 02:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:53 – 04:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 05:07
- 12♂︎ Mars05:07 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jalālābād?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:13 to 07:06: 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.