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 Sunday, 19 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:11
- 2♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:50
- 4☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:18
- 7♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:07
- 8☉︎ Sun13:07 – 13:56
- 9♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:35
- 11☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:24
- 2♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:35
- 3☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:46
- 4♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:50
- 10☉︎ Sun03:50 – 05:01
- 11♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Sunday, 19 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 14h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:22 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.