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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:07 – 07:57
- 2♀︎ Venus07:57 – 08:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:39
- 4☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:11
- 7♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:02
- 8☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:52
- 9♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:34
- 11☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:25
- 2♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:34
- 3☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:43
- 4♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 23:02
- 6☽︎ Moon23:02 – 00:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:30
- 9♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:39
- 10☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:48
- 11♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:07 to 07:57: 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.