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 Sunday, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:48 – 07:42
- 2♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:32
- 4☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:16
- 7♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:05
- 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:55
- 11☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:50
- 2♂︎ Mars18:50 – 19:55
- 3☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:11
- 6☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:32
- 10☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:38
- 11♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:48 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.