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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:06
- 3♂︎ Mars08:06 – 09:01
- 4☉︎ Sun09:01 – 09:56
- 5♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 11:45
- 7☽︎ Moon11:45 – 12:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:35 – 14:29
- 10♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:24
- 11☉︎ Sun15:24 – 16:19
- 12♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:19
- 2☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:35
- 5♂︎ Mars21:35 – 22:40
- 6☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:46
- 7♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:51 – 01:56
- 9☽︎ Moon01:56 – 03:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 04:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:07 – 05:12
- 12♂︎ Mars05:12 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:17 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.