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, 19 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:48 – 05:58
- 2☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:08
- 3♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:29
- 5☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 13:00
- 8♂︎ Mars13:00 – 14:10
- 9☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:20
- 10♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:41
- 12☽︎ Moon17:41 – 18:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 19:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:41 – 20:31
- 3♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:20
- 4☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:10
- 5♀︎ Venus22:10 – 23:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:00 – 23:49
- 7☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:18
- 10♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:08
- 11☉︎ Sun03:08 – 03:57
- 12♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kabul?
On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:48 to 05:58: 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.