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, 20 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:12
- 2☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:06
- 3♀︎ Venus09:06 – 10:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 10:54
- 5☽︎ Moon10:54 – 11:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:37
- 8♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:31
- 9☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:25
- 10♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:13
- 12☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:19
- 3♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:25
- 4☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:31
- 5♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:42
- 7☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:48 – 02:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 04:00
- 10♂︎ Mars04:00 – 05:06
- 11☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:12
- 12♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Tuesday, 20 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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 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.