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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:31
- 3☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:11
- 6♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:04
- 7☉︎ Sun12:04 – 12:57
- 8♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:44
- 10☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:30
- 2☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:37
- 3♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:51
- 5☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 00:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:11
- 8♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:18
- 9☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:25
- 10♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:39
- 12☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 13h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:45 to 07:38: 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.
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.