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, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:35
- 3☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 11:07
- 6♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:28
- 8♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:49
- 10☽︎ Moon15:49 – 17:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:10
- 2☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:00
- 3♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:39
- 5☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:07
- 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:56
- 9☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:45
- 10♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:24
- 12☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:14 to 06:25: 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.