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 Saturday, 15 November 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:54 – 07:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 08:38
- 3♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:29
- 4☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:21
- 5♀︎ Venus10:21 – 11:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:05
- 7☽︎ Moon12:05 – 12:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:57 – 13:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:41
- 10♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:33
- 11☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:25
- 12♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:25
- 2☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:49
- 5♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:57
- 6☉︎ Sun22:57 – 00:06
- 7♀︎ Venus00:06 – 01:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:22
- 9☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:30 – 04:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:38 – 05:47
- 12♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Saturday, 15 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:54 to 07:46: 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.