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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:24 – 07:18
- 2♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:04
- 4☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:44
- 7♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:38
- 8☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:31
- 9♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:18
- 11☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:11
- 2♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:18
- 3☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:25
- 4♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:38
- 6☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:58
- 9♂︎ Mars01:58 – 03:05
- 10☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:24 to 07:18: 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.