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, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:49
- 3☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 10:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:18
- 6♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:27
- 7☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:36
- 8♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:55
- 10☽︎ Moon15:55 – 17:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:14
- 2☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:05
- 3♀︎ Venus21:05 – 21:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:46
- 5☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:18
- 8♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:09
- 9☉︎ Sun02:09 – 02:59
- 10♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:41
- 12☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:31 to 06:40: 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.