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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:52 – 07:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:07
- 3☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:30
- 6♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:45
- 8♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 16:00
- 10☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:15
- 2☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:08
- 3♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:53
- 5☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:23
- 9☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:15
- 10♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:00
- 12☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:52 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.