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 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:32
- 2☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 08:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:58
- 6☉︎ Sun10:58 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:18
- 9☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:38
- 12♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:38
- 2♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:24
- 4☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:04
- 7♂︎ Mars00:04 – 00:58
- 8☉︎ Sun00:58 – 01:51
- 9♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:38
- 11☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Faisalabad?
On Wednesday, 28 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:26 to 06:32: 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.