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, 19 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:17
- 2☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:08
- 3♀︎ Venus09:08 – 09:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:50
- 5☽︎ Moon10:50 – 11:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:22
- 8♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:13
- 9☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:04
- 10♀︎ Venus15:04 – 15:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 16:46
- 12☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 19:55
- 3♂︎ Mars19:55 – 21:04
- 4☉︎ Sun21:04 – 22:13
- 5♀︎ Venus22:13 – 23:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:31
- 7☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 03:58
- 10♂︎ Mars03:58 – 05:07
- 11☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:16
- 12♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Tuesday, 19 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:26 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 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.