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, 1 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:54 – 06:58
- 2☉︎ Sun06:58 – 08:03
- 3♀︎ Venus08:03 – 09:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:12
- 5☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:20 – 13:25
- 8♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:29
- 9☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:34
- 10♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 17:43
- 12☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:47 – 19:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 20:38
- 3♂︎ Mars20:38 – 21:34
- 4☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:30
- 5♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:21
- 7☽︎ Moon00:21 – 01:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:08
- 10♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:03
- 11☉︎ Sun04:03 – 04:59
- 12♀︎ Venus04:59 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:54 to 06:58: 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.
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.