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 Tuesday, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:46 – 06:49
- 2☉︎ Sun06:49 – 07:52
- 3♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:58
- 5☽︎ Moon09:58 – 11:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 12:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 13:07
- 8♂︎ Mars13:07 – 14:10
- 9☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:13
- 10♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:19
- 12☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:22
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:16
- 3♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:13
- 4☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:10
- 5♀︎ Venus22:10 – 23:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 00:04
- 7☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 01:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 02:56
- 10♂︎ Mars02:56 – 03:53
- 11☉︎ Sun03:53 – 04:50
- 12♀︎ Venus04:50 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:46 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.