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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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
05:45
Sunset
19:03
Next sunrise
05:46

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 06:52
  2. 2♂︎ Mars06:52 – 07:58
  3. 3☉︎ Sun07:58 – 09:05
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:05 – 10:11
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 11:17
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:17 – 12:24
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:30
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:37
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:43
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:50
  11. 11♀︎ Venus16:50 – 17:56
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury17:56 – 19:03

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon19:03 – 19:56
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 20:50
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter20:50 – 21:43
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:37
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:31
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:24
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:24 – 01:18
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:11
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:05
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:05 – 03:59
  11. 11♂︎ Mars03:59 – 04:52
  12. 12☉︎ Sun04:52 – 05:46

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?

On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 05:45 to 06:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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