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, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:19
- 4♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:25
- 5☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:31
- 6♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:44
- 8☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:56
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 17:02
- 11♂︎ Mars17:02 – 18:09
- 12☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:15
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:03
- 3☽︎ Moon21:03 – 21:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:56 – 22:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 23:44
- 6♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:38
- 7☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:32
- 8♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:19
- 10☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:00 to 07:06: 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.