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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:12
- 2☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:16
- 3♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:26
- 5☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:40
- 8♂︎ Mars13:40 – 14:45
- 9☉︎ Sun14:45 – 15:49
- 10♀︎ Venus15:49 – 16:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 17:59
- 12☽︎ Moon17:59 – 19:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 19:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 20:54
- 3♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:49
- 4☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:45
- 5♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 00:35
- 7☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:21
- 10♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:17
- 11☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:12
- 12♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:07 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.