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 Thursday, 13 November 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:52 – 07:44
- 2♂︎ Mars07:44 – 08:36
- 3☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:28
- 4♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:21 – 11:13
- 6☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 12:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 13:49
- 9♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:41
- 10☉︎ Sun14:41 – 15:33
- 11♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:18
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:26 – 19:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:41
- 4♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:49
- 5☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:57
- 6♀︎ Venus22:57 – 00:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 01:13
- 8☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:21 – 03:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:37
- 11♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:45
- 12☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Thursday, 13 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:52 to 07:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.