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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:05
- 3☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:56
- 6♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:53
- 7☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:50
- 8♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:43
- 10☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:38
- 2☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:41
- 3♀︎ Venus19:41 – 20:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:47
- 5☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:56
- 8♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:59
- 9☉︎ Sun01:59 – 03:02
- 10♀︎ Venus03:02 – 04:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:08
- 12☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Faisalabad?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:11 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.