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 Wednesday, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:16
- 2☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 09:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 10:44
- 5♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:34
- 6☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:23
- 7♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:02
- 9☽︎ Moon14:02 – 14:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 16:30
- 12♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:30
- 2♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:52
- 4☽︎ Moon20:52 – 22:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:23
- 7♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:34
- 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:44
- 9♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:27
Other cities · Afghanistan
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.