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, 14 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:56
- 2☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 09:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:46
- 12♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:51 – 19:46
- 2♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:36
- 4☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Wednesday, 14 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 13h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:51 to 06:56: 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.
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.