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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:12 – 08:08
- 3♂︎ Mars08:08 – 09:03
- 4☉︎ Sun09:03 – 09:59
- 5♀︎ Venus09:59 – 10:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 11:51
- 7☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:46 – 13:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:38
- 10♂︎ Mars14:38 – 15:34
- 11☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:29
- 12♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:25 – 18:29
- 2☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:38 – 21:42
- 5♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:47
- 6☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:51
- 7♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 02:00
- 9☽︎ Moon02:00 – 03:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 04:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:08 – 05:13
- 12♂︎ Mars05:13 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:16 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.