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 Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:25
- 3☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 10:56
- 6♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:46
- 7☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:37
- 8♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:18
- 10☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 15:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 16:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:59
- 2☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:08
- 3♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:28
- 5☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:57
- 8♂︎ Mars00:57 – 02:06
- 9☉︎ Sun02:06 – 03:16
- 10♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:35
- 12☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:44 to 07:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.