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, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 07:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 08:49
- 3♂︎ Mars08:49 – 09:42
- 4☉︎ Sun09:42 – 10:34
- 5♀︎ Venus10:34 – 11:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:19
- 7☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:11 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 14:56
- 10♂︎ Mars14:56 – 15:48
- 11☉︎ Sun15:48 – 16:40
- 12♀︎ Venus16:40 – 17:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:40
- 2☽︎ Moon18:40 – 19:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:48 – 20:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:55 – 22:03
- 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 23:11
- 6☉︎ Sun23:11 – 00:18
- 7♀︎ Venus00:18 – 01:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:26 – 02:34
- 9☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 05:56
- 12♂︎ Mars05:56 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:04 to 07:57: 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.