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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:03 – 08:52
- 3♂︎ Mars08:52 – 09:41
- 4☉︎ Sun09:41 – 10:30
- 5♀︎ Venus10:30 – 11:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:19 – 12:08
- 7☽︎ Moon12:08 – 12:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:57 – 13:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:35
- 10♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:24
- 11☉︎ Sun15:24 – 16:13
- 12♀︎ Venus16:13 – 17:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:02 – 18:13
- 2☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 21:46
- 5♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:57
- 6☉︎ Sun22:57 – 00:08
- 7♀︎ Venus00:08 – 01:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:19 – 02:30
- 9☽︎ Moon02:30 – 03:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:52 – 06:03
- 12♂︎ Mars06:03 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 9h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 14h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:14 to 08:03: 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.