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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:18
- 2☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:05
- 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:01
- 6☉︎ Sun11:01 – 11:56
- 7♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:48
- 9☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:34
- 12♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:35
- 2♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:43
- 4☽︎ Moon20:43 – 21:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 01:01
- 8☉︎ Sun01:01 – 02:06
- 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:15
- 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bahawalpur?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:23 to 07:18: 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.