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, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:00 – 07:54
- 2♀︎ Venus07:54 – 08:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:40
- 4☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:13
- 8☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:53
- 11☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:47
- 2♂︎ Mars18:47 – 19:53
- 3☉︎ Sun19:53 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:13
- 6☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:33
- 9♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:40
- 10☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:47
- 11♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:00 to 07:54: 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.