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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:42
- 2☽︎ Moon06:42 – 07:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 10:04
- 5♂︎ Mars10:04 – 11:11
- 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:19
- 7♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:33
- 9☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 17:55
- 12♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:02 – 19:55
- 2♀︎ Venus19:55 – 20:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:41
- 4☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:12
- 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:04
- 9♀︎ Venus02:04 – 02:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:50
- 11☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bahawalpur?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:35 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 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.