Planetary hours
in Kabul.
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, 5 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:59 – 06:08
- 2☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:16
- 3♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:33
- 5☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:58
- 8♂︎ Mars12:58 – 14:07
- 9☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:15
- 10♀︎ Venus15:15 – 16:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:32
- 12☽︎ Moon17:32 – 18:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:32 – 20:23
- 3♂︎ Mars20:23 – 21:15
- 4☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:06
- 5♀︎ Venus22:06 – 22:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:49
- 7☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:24
- 10♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:15
- 11☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:07
- 12♀︎ Venus04:07 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kabul?
On Tuesday, 5 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:59 to 06:08: 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.