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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:36
- 2☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:54
- 5♂︎ Mars09:54 – 11:00
- 6☉︎ Sun11:00 – 12:06
- 7♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:18
- 9☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:37
- 12♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:37
- 2♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:25
- 4☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:06
- 7♂︎ Mars00:06 – 01:00
- 8☉︎ Sun01:00 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:42
- 11☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gujranwala?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:29 to 06:36: 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.