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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:26
- 3☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:19
- 6♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:17
- 7☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:15
- 8♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:10
- 10☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:06
- 2☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:08
- 3♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:13
- 5☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:19
- 8♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:22
- 9☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:24
- 10♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:28
- 12☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 12h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:30 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.