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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:25
- 3♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:33
- 4☉︎ Sun08:33 – 09:42
- 5♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 11:58
- 7☽︎ Moon11:58 – 13:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:07 – 14:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 15:23
- 10♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:32
- 11☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:40
- 12♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 19:40
- 2☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:23 – 22:15
- 5♂︎ Mars22:15 – 23:07
- 6☉︎ Sun23:07 – 23:59
- 7♀︎ Venus23:59 – 00:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:50 – 01:42
- 9☽︎ Moon01:42 – 02:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:17
- 12♂︎ Mars04:17 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kabul?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:08 to 06:17: 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.