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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:10
- 2☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:06
- 3♀︎ Venus08:06 – 09:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 09:59
- 5☽︎ Moon09:59 – 10:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:48
- 8♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:44
- 9☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:40
- 10♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:33
- 12☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:37
- 3♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:40
- 4☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:44
- 5♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:52
- 7☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:03
- 10♂︎ Mars03:03 – 04:06
- 11☉︎ Sun04:06 – 05:10
- 12♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:13 to 07:10: 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.