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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 2 of the night, until 19:28
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:19
- 2☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:02
- 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:39
- 9☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:22
- 12♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:22
- 2♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:33
- 4☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:45 – 23:51
- 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:57
- 8☉︎ Sun00:57 – 02:03
- 9♀︎ Venus02:03 – 03:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:14
- 11☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Faisalabad?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:25 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 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.