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, 30 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:05 – 07:07
- 2☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:10
- 3♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:14
- 5☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:20
- 8♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:22
- 9☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:24
- 10♀︎ Venus15:24 – 16:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:28
- 12☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:28 – 20:25
- 3♂︎ Mars20:25 – 21:23
- 4☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:21
- 5♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:17
- 7☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 02:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 03:11
- 10♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:09
- 11☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:06
- 12♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bahawalpur?
On Tuesday, 30 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:05 to 07:07: 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.