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 Friday, 23 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:07
- 3☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:41
- 6♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:33
- 7☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:24
- 8♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:07
- 10☽︎ Moon15:07 – 15:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 16:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 17:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:50
- 2☉︎ Sun18:50 – 19:58
- 3♀︎ Venus19:58 – 21:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:15
- 5☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:41
- 8♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:49
- 9☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:58
- 10♀︎ Venus03:58 – 05:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:15
- 12☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Friday, 23 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:24 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.