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 Tuesday, 2 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:28
- 2☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:25
- 3♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:19
- 5☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 13:11
- 8♂︎ Mars13:11 – 14:08
- 9☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:05
- 10♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 16:59
- 12☽︎ Moon16:59 – 17:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 18:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 20:02
- 3♂︎ Mars20:02 – 21:04
- 4☉︎ Sun21:04 – 22:07
- 5♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:13
- 7☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:21
- 10♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:24
- 11☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:27
- 12♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Tuesday, 2 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:31 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.