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, 3 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 06:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:56 – 07:59
- 3♂︎ Mars07:59 – 09:02
- 4☉︎ Sun09:02 – 10:05
- 5♀︎ Venus10:05 – 11:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 12:10
- 7☽︎ Moon12:10 – 13:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:13 – 14:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:19
- 10♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:22
- 11☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:24
- 12♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:24
- 2☽︎ Moon19:24 – 20:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:16
- 5♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:13
- 6☉︎ Sun23:13 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 01:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 02:04
- 9☽︎ Moon02:04 – 03:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 03:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:58 – 04:55
- 12♂︎ Mars04:55 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Saturday, 3 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:53 to 06:56: 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.