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, 29 June 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:45 – 06:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 08:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:02 – 09:10
- 4♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:18
- 5☉︎ Sun10:18 – 11:27
- 6♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:43
- 8☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 16:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 17:08
- 11♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:17
- 12☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:08
- 3☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 22:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:43
- 6♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:35
- 7☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:27
- 8♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:10
- 10☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:54 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Monday, 29 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:45 to 06:53: 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.