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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:14 – 09:04
- 3♂︎ Mars09:04 – 09:53
- 4☉︎ Sun09:53 – 10:43
- 5♀︎ Venus10:43 – 11:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:21
- 7☽︎ Moon12:21 – 13:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:11 – 14:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:00 – 14:49
- 10♂︎ Mars14:49 – 15:39
- 11☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:28
- 12♀︎ Venus16:28 – 17:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:28
- 2☽︎ Moon18:28 – 19:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:39 – 20:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 22:00
- 5♂︎ Mars22:00 – 23:11
- 6☉︎ Sun23:11 – 00:21
- 7♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:32 – 02:43
- 9☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 05:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 06:15
- 12♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:25 to 08:14: 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.