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 Wednesday, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 07:48
- 2☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:06
- 6☉︎ Sun11:06 – 11:55
- 7♀︎ Venus11:55 – 12:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:34
- 9☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:02
- 12♂︎ Mars16:02 – 16:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:52 – 18:02
- 2♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:23
- 4☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:34 – 22:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:45 – 23:55
- 7♂︎ Mars23:55 – 01:06
- 8☉︎ Sun01:06 – 02:17
- 9♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:38
- 11☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kabul?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:59 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.