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 Thursday, 22 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:33 – 07:30
- 2♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:27
- 3☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:24
- 4♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:21 – 11:19
- 6☽︎ Moon11:19 – 12:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:16 – 13:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:10
- 9♂︎ Mars14:10 – 15:07
- 10☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:04
- 11♀︎ Venus16:04 – 17:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:02 – 17:59
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:59 – 19:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 21:07
- 4♂︎ Mars21:07 – 22:10
- 5☉︎ Sun22:10 – 23:13
- 6♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 01:19
- 8☽︎ Moon01:19 – 02:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:28
- 11♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:31
- 12☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Thursday, 22 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:33 to 07:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.