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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:46
- 3☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 10:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 11:17
- 6♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:27
- 7☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:37
- 8♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:58
- 10☽︎ Moon15:58 – 17:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:18
- 2☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:08
- 3♀︎ Venus21:08 – 21:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:48
- 5☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:07
- 9☉︎ Sun02:07 – 02:57
- 10♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:36
- 12☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:26 to 06:36: 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.