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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:56
- 3☽︎ Moon07:56 – 09:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 10:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 11:18
- 6♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:25
- 7☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:33
- 8♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:47
- 10☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 18:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:02
- 2☉︎ Sun20:02 – 20:55
- 3♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:40
- 5☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:18
- 8♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:11
- 9☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:04
- 10♀︎ Venus03:04 – 03:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:49
- 12☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:41 to 06:48: 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.