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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:45
- 2☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 11:59
- 7♀︎ Venus11:59 – 12:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 13:41
- 9☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:13
- 12♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:13
- 2♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:32
- 4☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:37
- 11☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Faisalabad?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:54 to 07:45: 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.