Planetary hours
in Maymana.
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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:38
- 2☉︎ Sun06:38 – 07:45
- 3♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 10:00
- 5☽︎ Moon10:00 – 11:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 12:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 13:21
- 8♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:28
- 9☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:35
- 10♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 17:50
- 12☽︎ Moon17:50 – 18:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:57 – 19:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:50 – 20:43
- 3♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:36
- 4☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:29
- 5♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:14
- 7☽︎ Moon00:14 – 01:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 02:53
- 10♂︎ Mars02:53 – 03:46
- 11☉︎ Sun03:46 – 04:39
- 12♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Maymana?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:31 to 06:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.