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 Saturday, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:15 – 08:18
- 3♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:22
- 4☉︎ Sun09:22 – 10:25
- 5♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:29 – 12:32
- 7☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:36 – 14:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:43
- 10♂︎ Mars15:43 – 16:46
- 11☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:50
- 12♀︎ Venus17:50 – 18:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 19:50
- 2☽︎ Moon19:50 – 20:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:39
- 5♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:36
- 6☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:32
- 7♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:29 – 02:25
- 9☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:15
- 12♂︎ Mars05:15 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:11 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.