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Planetary hours · Herāt (Afghanistan)

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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:15
Sunset
19:36
Next sunrise
05:16

A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:27
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:39
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 08:51
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 10:02
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:14
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:26
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:37
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:49
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:49 – 16:01
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:13
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:24
  12. 12♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:36

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:24
  2. 2♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:13
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:01
  4. 4☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:49
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:38
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:26
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:14
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:03
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:03 – 02:51
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:39
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:28
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:16

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?

On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:15 to 06:27: 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.

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