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 Sunday, 27 May 2029: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:58
- 2♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:22
- 4☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:58
- 7♂︎ Mars11:58 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:23
- 9♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:47
- 11☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 19:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 19:59
- 2♂︎ Mars19:59 – 20:47
- 3☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:35
- 4♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:10
- 6☽︎ Moon23:10 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:34
- 9♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:22
- 10☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:10
- 11♀︎ Venus03:10 – 03:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mazār-e Sharīf?
On Sunday, 27 May 2029, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:46 to 05:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.