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 Saturday, 20 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 07:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 08:52
- 3♂︎ Mars08:52 – 09:48
- 4☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:43
- 5♀︎ Venus10:43 – 11:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:35
- 7☽︎ Moon12:35 – 13:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:22
- 10♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:17
- 11☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:13
- 12♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:08 – 19:13
- 2☽︎ Moon19:13 – 20:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:26
- 5♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:30
- 6☉︎ Sun23:30 – 00:34
- 7♀︎ Venus00:34 – 01:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:38 – 02:43
- 9☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:47 – 04:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 05:56
- 12♂︎ Mars05:56 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Saturday, 20 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:01 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.