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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:12 – 08:09
- 3♂︎ Mars08:09 – 09:07
- 4☉︎ Sun09:07 – 10:04
- 5♀︎ Venus10:04 – 11:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 11:58
- 7☽︎ Moon11:58 – 12:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 13:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 14:49
- 10♂︎ Mars14:49 – 15:46
- 11☉︎ Sun15:46 – 16:44
- 12♀︎ Venus16:44 – 17:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:41 – 18:44
- 2☽︎ Moon18:44 – 19:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 20:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 21:52
- 5♂︎ Mars21:52 – 22:55
- 6☉︎ Sun22:55 – 23:58
- 7♀︎ Venus23:58 – 01:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 02:04
- 9☽︎ Moon02:04 – 03:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 04:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:13
- 12♂︎ Mars05:13 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bahawalpur?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:15 to 07:12: 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.