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 Saturday, 6 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:50 – 07:58
- 3♂︎ Mars07:58 – 09:06
- 4☉︎ Sun09:06 – 10:14
- 5♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:22 – 12:30
- 7☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:38 – 14:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:55
- 10♂︎ Mars15:55 – 17:03
- 11☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:11
- 12♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:11
- 2☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:03 – 21:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 22:46
- 5♂︎ Mars22:46 – 23:38
- 6☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:30
- 7♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:14
- 9☽︎ Moon02:14 – 03:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:06 – 03:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:58 – 04:50
- 12♂︎ Mars04:50 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Saturday, 6 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 10h 22m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:41 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.