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, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:07 – 07:59
- 2☉︎ Sun07:59 – 08:50
- 3♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:33
- 5☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:07
- 8♂︎ Mars13:07 – 13:58
- 9☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:49
- 10♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:32
- 12☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:41
- 3♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:49
- 4☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:58
- 5♀︎ Venus21:58 – 23:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 00:15
- 7☽︎ Moon00:15 – 01:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:24 – 02:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:41
- 10♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:50
- 11☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:58
- 12♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Faisalabad?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:07 to 07:59: 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.