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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:51 – 07:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:42 – 08:33
- 3♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:24
- 4☉︎ Sun09:24 – 10:15
- 5♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:06 – 11:57
- 7☽︎ Moon11:57 – 12:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:30
- 10♂︎ Mars14:30 – 15:21
- 11☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:12
- 12♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:03 – 18:12
- 2☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:39
- 5♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:48
- 6☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:57
- 7♀︎ Venus23:57 – 01:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 02:16
- 9☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:43
- 12♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:51 to 07:42: 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.