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, 30 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:14
- 2☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:11
- 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:10
- 7♀︎ Venus12:10 – 13:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:10 – 14:09
- 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:07
- 12♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:07
- 2♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:09
- 4☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:12
- 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:12
- 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:14
- 11☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Wednesday, 30 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:14 to 07:14: 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.