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, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:26 – 08:24
- 3♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:23
- 4☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:21
- 5♀︎ Venus10:21 – 11:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:18
- 7☽︎ Moon12:18 – 13:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 15:14
- 10♂︎ Mars15:14 – 16:12
- 11☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:11
- 12♀︎ Venus17:11 – 18:10
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:10 – 19:11
- 2☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:14 – 22:16
- 5♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:17
- 6☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:19
- 7♀︎ Venus00:19 – 01:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:22
- 9☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:23 – 04:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:26
- 12♂︎ Mars05:26 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:27 to 07:26: 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.