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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:03 – 09:01
- 4♂︎ Mars09:01 – 09:58
- 5☉︎ Sun09:58 – 10:56
- 6♀︎ Venus10:56 – 11:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:51
- 8☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:44
- 11♂︎ Mars15:44 – 16:41
- 12☉︎ Sun16:41 – 17:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:42 – 19:44
- 3☽︎ Moon19:44 – 20:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:51
- 6♂︎ Mars22:51 – 23:54
- 7☉︎ Sun23:54 – 00:56
- 8♀︎ Venus00:56 – 01:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 03:01
- 10☽︎ Moon03:01 – 04:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 05:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Faisalabad?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:08 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.