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, 6 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:35
- 2☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 11:09
- 6☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 18:00
- 12♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:00
- 2♀︎ Venus20:00 – 20:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:43
- 4☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:00
- 9♀︎ Venus02:00 – 02:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:43
- 11☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Wednesday, 6 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:26 to 06:35: 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.