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 Monday, 8 June 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 07:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:21
- 4♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:34
- 5☉︎ Sun09:34 – 10:47
- 6♀︎ Venus10:47 – 12:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:00 – 13:13
- 8☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:52
- 11♂︎ Mars16:52 – 18:05
- 12☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:18
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 20:52
- 3☽︎ Moon20:52 – 21:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:13
- 6♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:00
- 7☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:47
- 8♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:34 – 02:21
- 10☽︎ Moon02:21 – 03:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:08 – 03:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Monday, 8 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 14h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:42 to 05:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.