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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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
06:27
Sunset
17:45
Next sunrise
06:27

A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:23
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:20
  3. 3☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:16
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:13
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 11:09
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:09 – 12:06
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:06 – 13:03
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:03 – 13:59
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:56
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:56 – 15:52
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:49
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:45

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars17:45 – 18:49
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:49 – 19:52
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:52 – 20:56
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:59
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:59 – 23:03
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 00:06
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:10
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:13
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:17
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:20
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:24
  12. 12☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:27

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?

On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 06:27 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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