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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:20
- 2♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:33
- 4☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:54
- 7♂︎ Mars11:54 – 13:01
- 8☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:08
- 9♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:21
- 11☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:35 – 19:28
- 2♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:21
- 3☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:15
- 4♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:01
- 6☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:41
- 9♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:34
- 10☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:27
- 11♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khōst?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:13 to 06:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.