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, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:23 – 08:15
- 3♂︎ Mars08:15 – 09:07
- 4☉︎ Sun09:07 – 10:00
- 5♀︎ Venus10:00 – 10:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:45
- 7☽︎ Moon11:45 – 12:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:22
- 10♂︎ Mars14:22 – 15:14
- 11☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:06
- 12♀︎ Venus16:06 – 16:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:06
- 2☽︎ Moon18:06 – 19:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:30
- 5♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:37
- 6☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:45
- 7♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 02:01
- 9☽︎ Moon02:01 – 03:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:08 – 04:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:16 – 05:24
- 12♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:30 to 07:23: 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.