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 Monday, 14 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:14
- 4♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:03
- 5☉︎ Sun10:03 – 10:53
- 6♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:32
- 8☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 15:00
- 11♂︎ Mars15:00 – 15:49
- 12☉︎ Sun15:49 – 16:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:39 – 17:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 19:00
- 3☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 21:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:32
- 6♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:43
- 7☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:53
- 8♀︎ Venus00:53 – 02:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:15
- 10☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:36 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jalālābād?
On Monday, 14 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:46 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.