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 Wednesday, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:37
- 2☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:05
- 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 10:54
- 6☉︎ Sun10:54 – 11:43
- 7♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:22
- 9☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 15:50
- 12♂︎ Mars15:50 – 16:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:50
- 2♀︎ Venus17:50 – 19:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 20:11
- 4☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:22 – 22:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:43
- 7♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:54
- 8☉︎ Sun00:54 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jalālābād?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 14h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:47 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.