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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:17
- 2☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:49
- 5♂︎ Mars09:49 – 11:00
- 6☉︎ Sun11:00 – 12:11
- 7♀︎ Venus12:11 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:33
- 9☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:05
- 12♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:05
- 2♀︎ Venus20:05 – 20:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:43
- 4☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:00
- 8☉︎ Sun01:00 – 01:50
- 9♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Faisalabad?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:06 to 06:17: 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.