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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:39
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:45 – 08:52
- 4♂︎ Mars08:52 – 09:58
- 5☉︎ Sun09:58 – 11:04
- 6♀︎ Venus11:04 – 12:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:17
- 8☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:36
- 11♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:42
- 12☉︎ Sun17:42 – 18:48
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:48 – 19:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:36
- 3☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:17
- 6♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:11
- 7☉︎ Sun00:11 – 01:05
- 8♀︎ Venus01:05 – 01:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:58 – 02:52
- 10☽︎ Moon02:52 – 03:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:40 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:33 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.