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 Wednesday, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:01
- 2☽︎ Moon08:01 – 08:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:27
- 5♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:04
- 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 12:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:40
- 9☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:06
- 12♂︎ Mars16:06 – 16:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:54 – 18:06
- 2♀︎ Venus18:06 – 19:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:29
- 4☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 00:04
- 7♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:50
- 11☽︎ Moon04:50 – 06:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.