Planetary hours
in Bannu.
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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:45
- 2☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 09:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 10:07
- 5♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:59
- 12♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:06 – 19:59
- 2♀︎ Venus19:59 – 20:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:44
- 4☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:08
- 9♀︎ Venus02:08 – 03:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 03:53
- 11☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bannu?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:38 to 06:45: 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.