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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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
07:25
Sunset
17:38
Next sunrise
07:25

A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:16
  2. 2☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:07
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 09:59
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:50
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:41
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:32
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:23
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:14
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:05
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 15:56
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 16:47
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:38

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:47
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:47 – 19:56
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 21:05
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:14
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:23
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:32
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:40
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:49
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:58
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 05:07
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:16
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:25

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?

On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 07:25 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.

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