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 Tuesday, 24 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:02 – 07:53
- 2☉︎ Sun07:53 – 08:44
- 3♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:25
- 5☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 12:58
- 8♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:49
- 9☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:40
- 10♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:21
- 12☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:31
- 3♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:40
- 4☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:49
- 5♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 00:08
- 7☽︎ Moon00:08 – 01:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:35
- 10♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:45
- 11☉︎ Sun04:45 – 05:54
- 12♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Tuesday, 24 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:02 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.