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 Tuesday, 23 November 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:28 – 07:19
- 2☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:10
- 3♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:52
- 5☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:25
- 8♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:16
- 9☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:07
- 10♀︎ Venus14:07 – 14:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 15:49
- 12☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:58
- 3♂︎ Mars18:58 – 20:07
- 4☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:16
- 5♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:34
- 7☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 03:02
- 10♂︎ Mars03:02 – 04:11
- 11☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:20
- 12♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jalālābād?
On Tuesday, 23 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:28 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.