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 Saturday, 13 November 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:03
- 3♂︎ Mars08:03 – 08:55
- 4☉︎ Sun08:55 – 09:47
- 5♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:32
- 7☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:16 – 14:08
- 10♂︎ Mars14:08 – 15:01
- 11☉︎ Sun15:01 – 15:53
- 12♀︎ Venus15:53 – 16:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 17:53
- 2☽︎ Moon17:53 – 19:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 20:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:16
- 5♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:24
- 6☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:32
- 7♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:48
- 9☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:56 – 04:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:04 – 05:12
- 12♂︎ Mars05:12 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jalālābād?
On Saturday, 13 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:19 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.