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, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 09:57
- 4♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:50
- 5☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:43
- 6♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:29
- 8☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:09
- 11♂︎ Mars16:09 – 17:02
- 12☉︎ Sun17:02 – 17:56
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 20:09
- 3☽︎ Moon20:09 – 21:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:30
- 6♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:36
- 7☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:43
- 8♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 03:57
- 10☽︎ Moon03:57 – 05:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:17 to 08:10: 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.