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, 14 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:17
- 2☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 10:49
- 5♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:39
- 6☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:30
- 7♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:11
- 9☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:42
- 12♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:42
- 2♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 21:01
- 4☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:30
- 7♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:39
- 8☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:49
- 9♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 05:08
- 11☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:27 to 08:17: 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.