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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:17
- 2♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:06
- 4☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:50
- 7♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:45
- 8☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:39
- 9♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:28
- 11☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:23
- 2♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:29
- 3☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:34
- 4♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:45
- 6☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 02:01
- 9♂︎ Mars02:01 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:22 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.