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 Thursday, 23 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:27
- 2♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:36
- 3☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:46
- 4♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 11:04
- 6☽︎ Moon11:04 – 12:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 13:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 14:32
- 9♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:41
- 10☉︎ Sun15:41 – 16:51
- 11♀︎ Venus16:51 – 18:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:00 – 19:09
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:09 – 20:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:00 – 20:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:42
- 4♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:32
- 5☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:23
- 6♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 01:05
- 8☽︎ Moon01:05 – 01:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 02:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:37
- 11♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:28
- 12☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Faisalabad?
On Thursday, 23 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:18 to 06:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.