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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:02
- 2♀︎ Venus08:02 – 08:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 09:40
- 4☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:05
- 7♂︎ Mars12:05 – 12:54
- 8☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:43
- 9♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:20
- 11☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 16:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:08
- 2♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:20
- 3☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:31
- 4♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:54
- 6☽︎ Moon22:54 – 00:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:28
- 9♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:40
- 10☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:51
- 11♀︎ Venus04:51 – 06:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 9h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 14h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.