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 Monday, 4 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 08:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:11
- 4♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:17
- 5☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:23
- 6♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:34
- 8☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:40
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:51
- 11♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:57
- 12☉︎ Sun17:57 – 19:03
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:03 – 19:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 20:51
- 3☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:45 – 22:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:34
- 6♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:28
- 7☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:22
- 8♀︎ Venus01:22 – 02:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:11
- 10☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 04:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Monday, 4 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:54 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.