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, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:53
- 3☽︎ Moon07:53 – 09:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:18
- 6♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:26
- 7☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:35
- 8♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:52
- 10☽︎ Moon15:52 – 17:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:09
- 2☉︎ Sun20:09 – 21:00
- 3♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:43
- 5☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:18
- 8♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:10
- 9☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:02
- 10♀︎ Venus03:02 – 03:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:45
- 12☽︎ Moon04:45 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:36 to 06:44: 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.