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, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:05 – 07:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 08:46
- 3☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:18
- 6♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:08
- 7☉︎ Sun12:08 – 12:59
- 8♀︎ Venus12:59 – 13:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:40
- 10☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:21
- 2☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:30
- 3♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:50
- 5☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 00:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 01:18
- 8♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:28
- 9☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:37
- 10♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:56
- 12☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 10h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:05 to 07:55: 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.