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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:28
- 3☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:47
- 6♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:53
- 7☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:59
- 8♀︎ Venus12:59 – 14:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:11
- 10☽︎ Moon15:11 – 16:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:23
- 2☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:17
- 3♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:05
- 5☽︎ Moon22:05 – 22:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 23:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:47
- 8♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:41
- 9☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:35
- 10♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:23
- 12☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khōst?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:16 to 06:22: 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.