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, 27 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:31
- 2☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:15
- 5♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:10
- 6☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:04
- 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 12:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:54
- 9☽︎ Moon13:54 – 14:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:38
- 12♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:38
- 2♀︎ Venus18:38 – 19:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:49
- 4☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:10
- 8☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:15
- 9♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Wednesday, 27 October 2027, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:36 to 07:31: 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.