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 Sunday, 10 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:50 – 06:57
- 2♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:09
- 4☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:28
- 7♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:41
- 9♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:53
- 11☽︎ Moon16:53 – 18:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 19:59
- 2♂︎ Mars19:59 – 20:53
- 3☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:47
- 4♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:02
- 11♀︎ Venus04:02 – 04:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Sunday, 10 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:50 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.