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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:17
- 2♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:34
- 4☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:58
- 7♂︎ Mars11:58 – 13:06
- 8☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:15
- 9♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:31
- 11☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 19:39
- 2♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:31
- 3☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:23
- 4♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:42
- 9♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:34
- 10☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:26
- 11♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kabul?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 10h 22m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:09 to 06:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.