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 Monday, 16 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:55 – 07:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:38
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:30
- 4♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:22
- 5☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:13
- 6♀︎ Venus11:13 – 12:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 12:57
- 8☽︎ Moon12:57 – 13:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:32
- 11♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:24
- 12☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:16
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:24 – 19:33
- 3☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:57
- 6♂︎ Mars22:57 – 00:06
- 7☉︎ Sun00:06 – 01:14
- 8♀︎ Venus01:14 – 02:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:31
- 10☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:47 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Monday, 16 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:55 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.