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, 12 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:08 – 06:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:32
- 3☽︎ Moon07:32 – 08:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 11:09
- 6♂︎ Mars11:09 – 12:21
- 7☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:33
- 8♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:57
- 10☽︎ Moon15:57 – 17:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:33 – 20:21
- 2☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:09
- 3♀︎ Venus21:09 – 21:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 22:45
- 5☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:09
- 8♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:56
- 9☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:44
- 10♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:20
- 12☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Friday, 12 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 9h 35m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:08 to 06:20: 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.