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 Thursday, 27 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 06:44
- 2♂︎ Mars06:44 – 07:49
- 3☉︎ Sun07:49 – 08:54
- 4♀︎ Venus08:54 – 09:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 11:03
- 6☽︎ Moon11:03 – 12:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 13:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:18
- 9♂︎ Mars14:18 – 15:22
- 10☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:27
- 11♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:32 – 18:37
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:23
- 4♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:18
- 5☉︎ Sun22:18 – 23:13
- 6♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 01:04
- 8☽︎ Moon01:04 – 01:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:59 – 02:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 03:49
- 11♂︎ Mars03:49 – 04:44
- 12☉︎ Sun04:44 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Thursday, 27 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:39 to 06:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.