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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:31 – 07:24
- 2♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:37
- 8☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:29
- 9♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:13
- 11☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 16:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:06
- 2♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:13
- 3☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:21
- 4♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:37
- 6☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 02:01
- 9♂︎ Mars02:01 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:17
- 11♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:31 to 07:24: 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.