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, 24 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:11 – 07:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 08:47
- 3☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:12
- 6♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:00
- 7☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:49
- 8♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:25
- 10☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 16:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:50 – 18:02
- 2☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:13
- 3♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:37
- 5☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 00:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 01:12
- 8♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:36
- 10♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 06:00
- 12☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Friday, 24 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 14h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:11 to 07:59: 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.