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, 3 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:21
- 2☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 11:07
- 6☉︎ Sun11:07 – 12:19
- 7♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:42
- 9☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 17:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:17
- 12♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:17
- 2♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 21:54
- 4☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:07
- 8☉︎ Sun01:07 – 01:56
- 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:32
- 11☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:09 to 06:21: 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.