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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:21
- 2☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:40
- 5♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:47
- 6☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 14:06
- 9☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:25
- 12♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:25
- 2♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:13
- 4☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 23:54
- 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:47
- 8☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:41
- 9♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khōst?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:15 to 06:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.