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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:51 – 07:42
- 2♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:25
- 4☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:51
- 8☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:43
- 9♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:26
- 11☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:17
- 2♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:26
- 3☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:34
- 4♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:51
- 6☽︎ Moon22:51 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 01:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:16
- 9♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:25
- 10☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:33
- 11♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jalālābād?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:51 to 07:42: 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.