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, 10 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:17
- 4♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:26
- 5☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:35
- 6♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 12:53
- 8☽︎ Moon12:53 – 14:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 15:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 16:21
- 11♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:30
- 12☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:21
- 3☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:53
- 6♂︎ Mars22:53 – 23:44
- 7☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:35
- 8♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:26 – 02:16
- 10☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 03:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:58 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jalālābād?
On Monday, 10 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:50 to 05:59: 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.