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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 07:51
- 2☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:26
- 5♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:17
- 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:08
- 7♀︎ Venus12:08 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:25
- 12♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:25
- 2♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:42
- 4☽︎ Moon20:42 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 00:09
- 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:43
- 11☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bahawalpur?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 13h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:00 to 07:51: 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.