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 Thursday, 18 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:46 – 07:42
- 2♂︎ Mars07:42 – 08:38
- 3☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:33
- 4♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:25
- 6☽︎ Moon11:25 – 12:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 13:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:12
- 9♂︎ Mars14:12 – 15:08
- 10☉︎ Sun15:08 – 16:04
- 11♀︎ Venus16:04 – 17:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 17:56
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:56 – 19:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:00 – 20:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 21:08
- 4♂︎ Mars21:08 – 22:12
- 5☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:16
- 6♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:24
- 8☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:37
- 11♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:41
- 12☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Thursday, 18 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 12h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:46 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.