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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:13
- 2♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 08:56
- 4☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:48 – 10:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:32
- 7♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:24
- 8☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:16
- 9♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:00
- 11☽︎ Moon15:00 – 15:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:52
- 2♂︎ Mars17:52 – 19:00
- 3☉︎ Sun19:00 – 20:08
- 4♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:24
- 6☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:49
- 9♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:57
- 10☉︎ Sun02:57 – 04:05
- 11♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:22
Other cities · Afghanistan
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jalālābād?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:21 to 07:13: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.