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, 15 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 06:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 07:15
- 3♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:26
- 4☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:37
- 5♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:58
- 7☽︎ Moon11:58 – 13:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 14:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 15:29
- 10♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:40
- 11☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:51
- 12♀︎ Venus17:51 – 19:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 19:51
- 2☽︎ Moon19:51 – 20:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:40 – 21:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:19
- 5♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:08
- 6☉︎ Sun23:08 – 23:57
- 7♀︎ Venus23:57 – 00:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:47 – 01:36
- 9☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:15 – 04:04
- 12♂︎ Mars04:04 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Saturday, 15 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:54 to 06:05: 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.