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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 Tuesday, 11 August 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:39
Sunset
19:13
Next sunrise
05:39

A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:39 – 06:46
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:46 – 07:54
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:54 – 09:02
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 10:10
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:10 – 11:18
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:26
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:34
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:34 – 14:41
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:41 – 15:49
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:49 – 16:57
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:57 – 18:05
  12. 12☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:13

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:05
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter20:05 – 20:57
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:57 – 21:49
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:42
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:34
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:26
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:18
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:10
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 03:03
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:03 – 03:55
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:55 – 04:47
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:39

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?

On Tuesday, 11 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:39 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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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.