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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:46
- 2☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 08:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 10:05
- 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:11
- 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:50
- 12♂︎ Mars17:50 – 18:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:56 – 19:50
- 2♀︎ Venus19:50 – 20:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:37
- 4☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:12
- 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 02:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:52
- 11☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bahawalpur?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:39 to 06:46: 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.