Planetary hours
in Kandahār.
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, 17 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 07:50
- 2☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:22
- 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:03
- 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 12:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:44
- 9☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:15
- 12♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:15
- 2♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:34
- 4☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 00:03
- 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 01:13
- 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 02:22
- 9♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:41
- 11☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Wednesday, 17 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 13h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:00 to 07:50: 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.