Planetary hours
in Herāt.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 1 of the night, until 18:32
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:37
- 2☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:11
- 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:04
- 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 12:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:31
- 12♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:32
- 2♀︎ Venus18:32 – 19:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 20:45
- 4☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:11
- 8☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:31
- 11☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:43 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.