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 Friday, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:51
- 3☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:02
- 6♂︎ Mars11:02 – 12:05
- 7☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:09
- 8♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:24
- 2☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:20
- 3♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:13
- 5☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:02
- 8♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:59
- 9☉︎ Sun01:59 – 02:55
- 10♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:48
- 12☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:44 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.