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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:05
- 3♂︎ Mars09:05 – 09:58
- 4☉︎ Sun09:58 – 10:52
- 5♀︎ Venus10:52 – 11:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:45 – 12:38
- 7☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:32 – 14:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:25 – 15:19
- 10♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:12
- 11☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:06
- 12♀︎ Venus17:06 – 17:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:59 – 19:06
- 2☽︎ Moon19:06 – 20:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:25
- 5♂︎ Mars22:25 – 23:32
- 6☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:39
- 7♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:45 – 02:52
- 9☽︎ Moon02:52 – 03:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 05:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:05 – 06:11
- 12♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:18 to 08:11: 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.