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 Sunday, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:25 – 07:24
- 2♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:17
- 11☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:16
- 2♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:17
- 3☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:18
- 4♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:23
- 10☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:25 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.