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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:15
- 2☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:00
- 5♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:41
- 9☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:27
- 12♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:27
- 2♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:37
- 4☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 23:51
- 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 03:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 04:11
- 11☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Faisalabad?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 11h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:20 to 07:15: 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.