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, 15 November 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 08:56
- 4♂︎ Mars08:56 – 09:48
- 5☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:40
- 6♀︎ Venus10:40 – 11:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:24
- 8☽︎ Moon12:24 – 13:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:16 – 14:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:00
- 11♂︎ Mars15:00 – 15:52
- 12☉︎ Sun15:52 – 16:44
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:44 – 17:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 19:00
- 3☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 21:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:24
- 6♂︎ Mars22:24 – 23:33
- 7☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:41
- 8♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 02:57
- 10☽︎ Moon02:57 – 04:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jalālābād?
On Monday, 15 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:20 to 07:12: 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.