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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 Saturday, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
06:22
Sunset
17:53
Next sunrise
06:23

A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:19
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter07:19 – 08:17
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:15
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:15 – 10:12
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:12 – 11:10
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 12:07
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:07 – 13:05
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 14:03
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:00
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:00 – 15:58
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:58 – 16:56
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:56 – 17:53

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 18:56
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:56 – 19:58
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 21:00
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 22:03
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 23:05
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:05 – 00:08
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:08 – 01:10
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 02:13
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:13 – 03:15
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 04:18
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:20
  12. 12♂︎ Mars05:20 – 06:23

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?

On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 06:22 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

Today’s sky, on YOUR chart

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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.