Planetary hours
in Khōst.
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 Friday, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:13
- 3☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:38
- 6♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:47
- 7☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:55
- 8♀︎ Venus12:55 – 14:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:12
- 10☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:29
- 2☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:20
- 3♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:03
- 5☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:38
- 8♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:29
- 9☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:20
- 10♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:03
- 12☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khōst?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:56 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.