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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:24
- 4♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:21
- 5☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:19
- 6♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:14
- 8☽︎ Moon13:14 – 14:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 16:06
- 11♂︎ Mars16:06 – 17:04
- 12☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:01
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:01 – 19:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:04 – 20:06
- 3☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 22:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:14
- 6♂︎ Mars23:14 – 00:17
- 7☉︎ Sun00:17 – 01:19
- 8♀︎ Venus01:19 – 02:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:24
- 10☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:29 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:31 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.