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 Tuesday, 6 July 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:07 – 06:18
- 2☉︎ Sun06:18 – 07:29
- 3♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:50
- 5☽︎ Moon09:50 – 11:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 12:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:22
- 8♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:33
- 9☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:43
- 10♀︎ Venus15:43 – 16:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 18:05
- 12☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:05 – 20:54
- 3♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:43
- 4☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:33
- 5♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:40
- 10♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:29
- 11☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:18
- 12♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Tuesday, 6 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:07 to 06:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.