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Planetary hours · Herāt (Afghanistan)

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 Friday, 1 January 2027: day of Venus

Sunrise
07:27
Sunset
17:21
Next sunrise
07:27

A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:16
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:06
  3. 3☽︎ Moon09:06 – 09:56
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:45
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:35
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:24
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:14
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:03
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:53
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:42
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:32
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:32 – 17:21

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:32
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:42
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:53
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 22:03
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:03 – 23:14
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:24
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:35
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:45
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:56
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:56 – 05:06
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:17
  12. 12☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:27

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?

On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 07:27 to 08:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

Today’s sky, on YOUR chart

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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.