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, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 07:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:50 – 08:42
- 3♂︎ Mars08:42 – 09:33
- 4☉︎ Sun09:33 – 10:24
- 5♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:15 – 12:06
- 7☽︎ Moon12:06 – 12:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:58 – 13:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:40
- 10♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:31
- 11☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:22
- 12♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:22
- 2☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 21:49
- 5♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:58
- 6☉︎ Sun22:58 – 00:07
- 7♀︎ Venus00:07 – 01:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:16 – 02:25
- 9☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:34 – 04:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 05:51
- 12♂︎ Mars05:51 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:59 to 07:50: 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
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.