Planetary hours
in Bahawalpur.
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 Tuesday, 28 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:39
- 2☉︎ Sun06:39 – 07:47
- 3♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 10:03
- 5☽︎ Moon10:03 – 11:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 12:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:27
- 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:35
- 9☉︎ Sun14:35 – 15:44
- 10♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 18:00
- 12☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:08 – 20:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 20:52
- 3♂︎ Mars20:52 – 21:44
- 4☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:36
- 5♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:19
- 7☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 02:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 02:55
- 10♂︎ Mars02:55 – 03:47
- 11☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:39
- 12♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bahawalpur?
On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:30 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.