Planetary hours
in Mazār-e Sharīf.
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, 12 May 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:06
- 2♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:27
- 4☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:58
- 7♂︎ Mars11:58 – 13:08
- 8☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:18
- 9♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:39
- 11☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 18:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 19:49
- 2♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:39
- 3☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:28
- 4♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:08
- 6☽︎ Moon23:08 – 23:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 00:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:37
- 9♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:26
- 10☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:16
- 11♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Sunday, 12 May 2024, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:56 to 06:06: 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.