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, 6 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:11
- 2☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:04
- 3♀︎ Venus09:04 – 09:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 10:51
- 5☽︎ Moon10:51 – 11:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:31
- 8♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:24
- 9☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:17
- 10♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:04
- 12☽︎ Moon17:04 – 17:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 20:11
- 3♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:17
- 4☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:24
- 5♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:37
- 7☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:51 – 03:57
- 10♂︎ Mars03:57 – 05:04
- 11☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:11
- 12♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:17 to 08:11: 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.