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, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:34 – 06:42
- 2☉︎ Sun06:42 – 07:49
- 3♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 10:04
- 5☽︎ Moon10:04 – 11:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 12:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:26
- 8♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:33
- 9☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:41
- 10♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 17:56
- 12☽︎ Moon17:56 – 19:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 19:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:56 – 20:48
- 3♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:41
- 4☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:34
- 5♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:19
- 7☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 02:57
- 10♂︎ Mars02:57 – 03:50
- 11☉︎ Sun03:50 – 04:42
- 12♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bahawalpur?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:34 to 06:42: 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.