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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:22
- 2♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:09
- 4☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 10:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:50
- 7♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:44
- 8☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:38
- 9♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:25
- 11☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:19
- 2♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:25
- 3☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:31
- 4♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:44
- 6☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 02:03
- 9♂︎ Mars02:03 – 03:10
- 10☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:16
- 11♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 10h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:28 to 07:22: 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.