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 Sunday, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:18 – 08:07
- 2♀︎ Venus08:07 – 08:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:46
- 4☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:15
- 7♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:04
- 8☉︎ Sun13:04 – 13:54
- 9♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:33
- 11☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:22
- 2♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:33
- 3☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:43
- 4♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:36
- 9♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:47
- 10☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:57
- 11♀︎ Venus04:57 – 06:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:18 to 08:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.