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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:20
- 2☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:51
- 5♂︎ Mars09:51 – 11:02
- 6☉︎ Sun11:02 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:33
- 9☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:05
- 12♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:05
- 2♀︎ Venus20:05 – 20:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:44
- 4☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:12
- 7♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:02
- 8☉︎ Sun01:02 – 01:51
- 9♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:31
- 11☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Faisalabad?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:09 to 06:20: 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.