Planetary hours
in Karachi.
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, 30 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:09
- 2☉︎ Sun08:09 – 09:02
- 3♀︎ Venus09:02 – 09:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:48
- 5☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:27
- 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:20
- 9☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:13
- 10♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 16:59
- 12☽︎ Moon16:59 – 17:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 18:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 20:06
- 3♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:13
- 4☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:20
- 5♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:34
- 7☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 02:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 03:55
- 10♂︎ Mars03:55 – 05:02
- 11☉︎ Sun05:02 – 06:09
- 12♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Tuesday, 30 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 10h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 13h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:16 to 08:09: 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.