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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 Wednesday, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
07:28
Sunset
17:25
Next sunrise
07:28

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:17
  2. 2☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:07
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 09:57
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 10:47
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:37
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:26
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:16
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:06
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:06 – 14:56
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:46
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:35
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:25

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:35
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:46
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:56
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:56 – 22:06
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:16
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:26
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:37
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:47
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:57
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 05:07
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:17
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:28

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?

On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 07:28 to 08:17: 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.

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