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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:40
- 2☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 11:56
- 7♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:38
- 9☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:12
- 12♂︎ Mars16:12 – 17:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:12
- 2♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:30
- 4☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:56
- 7♂︎ Mars23:56 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:32
- 11☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:49 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.