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 Sunday, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:27
- 2♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:47
- 4☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 11:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:17
- 7♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:27
- 8☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:37
- 9♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:57
- 11☽︎ Moon16:57 – 18:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:07 – 19:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:07
- 2♂︎ Mars20:07 – 20:57
- 3☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:47
- 4♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:27
- 6☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:47
- 10☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:37
- 11♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:17 to 06:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.