Planetary hours
in Gujranwala.
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, 9 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:52 – 07:42
- 2☉︎ Sun07:42 – 08:33
- 3♀︎ Venus08:33 – 09:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:14
- 5☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:46
- 8♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:36
- 9☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:27
- 10♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:08
- 12☽︎ Moon16:08 – 16:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 18:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:17
- 3♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:27
- 4☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:36
- 5♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:55
- 7☽︎ Moon23:55 – 01:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 02:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:24
- 10♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:34
- 11☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:43
- 12♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gujranwala?
On Tuesday, 9 December 2025, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:52 to 07:42: 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.