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, 10 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:14 – 09:20
- 4♂︎ Mars09:20 – 10:26
- 5☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:31
- 6♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:37
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:42
- 8☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:59
- 11♂︎ Mars16:59 – 18:05
- 12☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:10
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:10 – 20:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 20:59
- 3☽︎ Moon20:59 – 21:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 22:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:42
- 6♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:37
- 7☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:31
- 8♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:20
- 10☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:09 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Monday, 10 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:03 to 07:09: 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.