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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:07 – 08:56
- 3♂︎ Mars08:56 – 09:46
- 4☉︎ Sun09:46 – 10:35
- 5♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:14
- 7☽︎ Moon12:14 – 13:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 13:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:53 – 14:43
- 10♂︎ Mars14:43 – 15:32
- 11☉︎ Sun15:32 – 16:22
- 12♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:11 – 18:22
- 2☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 21:53
- 5♂︎ Mars21:53 – 23:04
- 6☉︎ Sun23:04 – 00:15
- 7♀︎ Venus00:15 – 01:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:36
- 9☽︎ Moon02:36 – 03:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 06:07
- 12♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:17 to 08:07: 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.