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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:07
- 2♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:53
- 4☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:31
- 7♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:24
- 8☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:17
- 9♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:03
- 11☽︎ Moon15:03 – 15:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 17:56
- 2♂︎ Mars17:56 – 19:03
- 3☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:10
- 4♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:24
- 6☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:46
- 9♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:53
- 10☉︎ Sun02:53 – 04:01
- 11♀︎ Venus04:01 – 05:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jalālābād?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:14 to 07:07: 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.