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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:33
- 3☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:19
- 6♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:15
- 7☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:10
- 8♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:02
- 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:48 – 18:53
- 2☉︎ Sun18:53 – 19:57
- 3♀︎ Venus19:57 – 21:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:06
- 5☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:20
- 8♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:29
- 10♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:38
- 12☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:42 to 07:37: 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.