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 Wednesday, 14 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:12
- 2☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 09:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:53
- 5♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:47
- 6☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:28
- 9☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:09
- 12♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:09
- 2♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:22
- 4☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:47
- 8☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:53
- 9♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:18 to 08:12: 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.