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 Tuesday, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:03 – 07:55
- 2☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:46
- 3♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:29
- 5☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:03
- 8♂︎ Mars13:03 – 13:54
- 9☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:45
- 10♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:28
- 12☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:37
- 3♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:45
- 4☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:54
- 5♀︎ Venus21:54 – 23:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 00:11
- 7☽︎ Moon00:11 – 01:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:38
- 10♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:46
- 11☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:55
- 12♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bahawalpur?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:03 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.