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 Tuesday, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:06
- 2☉︎ Sun07:06 – 08:03
- 3♀︎ Venus08:03 – 09:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:58
- 5☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 12:51
- 8♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:48
- 9☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:46
- 10♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:40
- 12☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:43
- 3♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:46
- 4☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:48
- 5♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:54
- 7☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 01:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:01
- 10♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:04
- 11☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:07
- 12♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Faisalabad?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:09 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.