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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:02 – 08:51
- 3♂︎ Mars08:51 – 09:39
- 4☉︎ Sun09:39 – 10:28
- 5♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:16 – 12:05
- 7☽︎ Moon12:05 – 12:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:54 – 13:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:31
- 10♂︎ Mars14:31 – 15:19
- 11☉︎ Sun15:19 – 16:08
- 12♀︎ Venus16:08 – 16:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 18:08
- 2☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:42
- 5♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:54
- 6☉︎ Sun22:54 – 00:05
- 7♀︎ Venus00:05 – 01:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:16 – 02:28
- 9☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:39 – 04:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 06:02
- 12♂︎ Mars06:02 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 9h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:14 to 08:02: 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.