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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:17
- 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:24
- 7♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:57
- 12♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:04 – 19:57
- 2♀︎ Venus19:57 – 20:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:44
- 4☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 03:58
- 11☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:44 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.