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Planetary hours · Mazār-e Sharīf (Afghanistan)

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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:21
Sunset
18:47
Next sunrise
05:22

A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:29
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:36
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:36 – 08:43
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:50
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:57
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 12:04
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 13:12
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:19
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:26
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:33
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:40
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:47

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:40
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:33
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:26
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:19
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:12
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:05
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 00:58
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:58 – 01:51
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:44
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:36
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:29
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:22

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?

On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:21 to 06:29: 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

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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.