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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:03
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:14
- 2☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:47
- 5♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:58
- 6☉︎ Sun10:58 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 18:04
- 12♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:04
- 2♀︎ Venus20:04 – 20:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 21:42
- 4☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:09
- 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 00:58
- 8☉︎ Sun00:58 – 01:47
- 9♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:25
- 11☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 05:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:03, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:03 to 06:14: 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.