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 Wednesday, 6 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:12
- 2☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:30 – 09:39
- 5♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:49
- 6☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:58
- 7♀︎ Venus11:58 – 13:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:44
- 12♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:54 – 19:44
- 2♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:39
- 9♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:20
- 11☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Wednesday, 6 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:02 to 06:12: 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.