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 Thursday, 21 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:10 – 08:01
- 2♂︎ Mars08:01 – 08:51
- 3☉︎ Sun08:51 – 09:41
- 4♀︎ Venus09:41 – 10:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:32 – 11:22
- 6☽︎ Moon11:22 – 12:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 13:53
- 9♂︎ Mars13:53 – 14:43
- 10☉︎ Sun14:43 – 15:34
- 11♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:14
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:43
- 4♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:53
- 5☉︎ Sun21:53 – 23:03
- 6♀︎ Venus23:03 – 00:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:22
- 8☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:51
- 11♂︎ Mars04:51 – 06:00
- 12☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Thursday, 21 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:10 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.