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, 25 December 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 08:48
- 3♂︎ Mars08:48 – 09:36
- 4☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:24
- 5♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:01
- 7☽︎ Moon12:01 – 12:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:49 – 13:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:37 – 14:26
- 10♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:14
- 11☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:02
- 12♀︎ Venus16:02 – 16:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:51 – 18:02
- 2☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:38
- 5♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:49
- 6☉︎ Sun22:49 – 00:01
- 7♀︎ Venus00:01 – 01:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 02:25
- 9☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 06:00
- 12♂︎ Mars06:00 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Saturday, 25 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 14h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:11 to 08:00: 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.