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, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:00
- 2☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:51
- 3♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:35
- 5☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:10
- 8♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:01
- 9☉︎ Sun14:01 – 14:53
- 10♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:36
- 12☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:45
- 3♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:53
- 4☉︎ Sun20:53 – 22:01
- 5♀︎ Venus22:01 – 23:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:18
- 7☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:43
- 10♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:51
- 11☉︎ Sun04:51 – 06:00
- 12♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bahawalpur?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:08 to 08:00: 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.