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, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:16
- 2☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:05
- 3♀︎ Venus09:05 – 09:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 10:44
- 5☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:33 – 12:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:12
- 8♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:02
- 9☉︎ Sun14:02 – 14:51
- 10♀︎ Venus14:51 – 15:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:30
- 12☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:40
- 3♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:51
- 4☉︎ Sun20:51 – 22:02
- 5♀︎ Venus22:02 – 23:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:23
- 7☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:33 – 02:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:55
- 10♂︎ Mars03:55 – 05:05
- 11☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:16
- 12♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:26 to 08:16: 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.