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 Sunday, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:01 – 07:54
- 2♀︎ Venus07:54 – 08:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:38
- 4☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:15
- 7♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:07
- 8☉︎ Sun13:07 – 13:59
- 9♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:44
- 11☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:36
- 2♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:44
- 3☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:52
- 4♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:30
- 9♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:38
- 10☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:45
- 11♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gujranwala?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:01 to 07:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.