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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:24 – 07:19
- 2☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:13
- 3♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:02
- 5☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:45
- 8♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:39
- 9☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:34
- 10♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:22
- 12☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:17
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:28
- 3♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:34
- 4☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:40
- 5♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:51
- 7☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 02:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 03:08
- 10♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:14
- 11☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:19
- 12♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Faisalabad?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:24 to 07:19: 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.