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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 08:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:21
- 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:03 – 13:54
- 9☽︎ Moon13:54 – 14:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:27
- 12♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:27
- 2♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:45
- 4☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 23:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 00:12
- 7♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:22
- 8☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:49
- 11☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:07 to 07:58: 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.