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 Friday, 22 October 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:05
- 3☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 09:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 10:50
- 6♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:45
- 7☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:40
- 8♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:31
- 10☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:21
- 2☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:26
- 3♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:36
- 5☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:51
- 8♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:56
- 9☉︎ Sun01:56 – 03:01
- 10♀︎ Venus03:01 – 04:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:10
- 12☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Friday, 22 October 2027, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 11h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 12h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:14 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.