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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:17
- 2♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:37
- 4☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 12:07
- 7♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:17
- 8☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:27
- 9♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:47
- 11☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 19:57
- 2♂︎ Mars19:57 – 20:47
- 3☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:37
- 4♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:17
- 6☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 01:48
- 9♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:38
- 10☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:28
- 11♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:07 to 06:17: 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.