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, 27 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:15
- 2☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:45
- 5♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:55
- 6☉︎ Sun10:55 – 12:04
- 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:24
- 9☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:54
- 12♂︎ Mars17:54 – 19:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:04 – 19:54
- 2♀︎ Venus19:54 – 20:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:34
- 4☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:04
- 7♂︎ Mars00:04 – 00:54
- 8☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:44
- 9♀︎ Venus01:44 – 02:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:24
- 11☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Faisalabad?
On Wednesday, 27 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:05 to 06:15: 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.