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, 6 January 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:07 – 07:58
- 2♂︎ Mars07:58 – 08:49
- 3☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:40
- 4♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:21
- 6☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 13:54
- 9♂︎ Mars13:54 – 14:45
- 10☉︎ Sun14:45 – 15:36
- 11♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:18
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:45
- 4♂︎ Mars20:45 – 21:54
- 5☉︎ Sun21:54 – 23:03
- 6♀︎ Venus23:03 – 00:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:21
- 8☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:40
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:40 – 04:49
- 11♂︎ Mars04:49 – 05:58
- 12☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Thursday, 6 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:07 to 07:58: 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.