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, 23 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:16
- 2♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 09:58
- 4☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:24
- 8☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:15
- 9♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 15:58
- 11☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:49
- 2♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:58
- 3☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:07
- 4♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:24
- 6☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:58
- 10☉︎ Sun03:58 – 05:07
- 11♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Herāt?
On Sunday, 23 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:24 to 08:16: 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.