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 Sunday, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:54 – 07:45
- 2♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:29
- 4☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:05
- 7♂︎ Mars12:05 – 12:57
- 8☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:49
- 9♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:33
- 11☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:25
- 2♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:33
- 3☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:41
- 4♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:57
- 6☽︎ Moon22:57 – 00:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:30
- 10☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:38
- 11♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:54 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.