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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:15
- 2☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:48
- 5♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:59
- 6☉︎ Sun10:59 – 12:10
- 7♀︎ Venus12:10 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 18:04
- 12♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:04
- 2♀︎ Venus20:04 – 20:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 21:43
- 4☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 00:59
- 8☉︎ Sun00:59 – 01:48
- 9♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:26
- 11☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Faisalabad?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 9h 49m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:04 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.