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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:27
- 2☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:19
- 6☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:13
- 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:08
- 12♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:08
- 2♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:12
- 4☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:22
- 9♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:25
- 11☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:27 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:29 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.