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 Tuesday, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:01
- 2☉︎ Sun08:01 – 08:50
- 3♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:26
- 5☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 12:51
- 8♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:40
- 9☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:28
- 10♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:05
- 12☽︎ Moon16:05 – 16:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 18:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:17
- 3♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:28
- 4☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:40
- 5♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 00:03
- 7☽︎ Moon00:03 – 01:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 02:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:38
- 10♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:50
- 11☉︎ Sun04:50 – 06:01
- 12♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 14h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:13 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.