Planetary hours
in Faisalabad.
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, 15 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:44
- 2☽︎ Moon06:44 – 07:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 08:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 11:03
- 6☉︎ Sun11:03 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:31
- 12♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:36 – 19:31
- 2♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:21
- 4☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:02
- 8☉︎ Sun01:02 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:48
- 11☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Faisalabad?
On Wednesday, 15 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:39 to 06:44: 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.