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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 06:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:44 – 07:51
- 3♂︎ Mars07:51 – 08:58
- 4☉︎ Sun08:58 – 10:04
- 5♀︎ Venus10:04 – 11:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:11 – 12:18
- 7☽︎ Moon12:18 – 13:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:39
- 10♂︎ Mars15:39 – 16:46
- 11☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:53
- 12♀︎ Venus17:53 – 19:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 19:53
- 2☽︎ Moon19:53 – 20:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:32
- 5♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:25
- 6☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:19
- 7♀︎ Venus00:19 – 01:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:12 – 02:05
- 9☽︎ Moon02:05 – 02:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 03:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:51 – 04:44
- 12♂︎ Mars04:44 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bahawalpur?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:37 to 06:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.