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 Friday, 14 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:39
- 3☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:17
- 7☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:27
- 8♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:46
- 10☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:05
- 2☉︎ Sun20:05 – 20:56
- 3♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:36
- 5☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:07
- 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:58
- 9☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:48
- 10♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:29
- 12☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Friday, 14 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 10h 04m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:20 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.