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, 6 June 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:07
- 2♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:29
- 4☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 12:01
- 7♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:12
- 8☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:23
- 9♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:45
- 11☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 19:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 19:56
- 2♂︎ Mars19:56 – 20:45
- 3☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:34
- 4♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:12
- 6☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:40
- 9♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:29
- 10☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:18
- 11♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gujranwala?
On Sunday, 6 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 9h 49m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:56 to 06:07: 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.