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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:34 – 08:30
- 3♂︎ Mars08:30 – 09:26
- 4☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:23
- 5♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:19 – 12:15
- 7☽︎ Moon12:15 – 13:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:11 – 14:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:03
- 10♂︎ Mars15:03 – 16:00
- 11☉︎ Sun16:00 – 16:56
- 12♀︎ Venus16:56 – 17:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 18:56
- 2☽︎ Moon18:56 – 20:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:00 – 21:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 22:07
- 5♂︎ Mars22:07 – 23:11
- 6☉︎ Sun23:11 – 00:15
- 7♀︎ Venus00:15 – 01:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:19 – 02:23
- 9☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:31 – 05:35
- 12♂︎ Mars05:35 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:38 to 07:34: 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.