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, 18 June 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:08 – 06:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:33
- 3☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 11:10
- 6♂︎ Mars11:10 – 12:22
- 7☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:34
- 8♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:59
- 10☽︎ Moon15:59 – 17:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:23
- 2☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:11
- 3♀︎ Venus21:11 – 21:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:46
- 5☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:10
- 8♂︎ Mars01:10 – 01:57
- 9☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:45
- 10♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:21
- 12☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Friday, 18 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:08 to 06:21: 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.