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 Tuesday, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:12
- 2☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:05
- 3♀︎ Venus09:05 – 09:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:52
- 5☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:46 – 12:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:33
- 8♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:27
- 9☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:21
- 10♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:08
- 12☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 19:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 20:14
- 3♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:21
- 4☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:27
- 5♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:40
- 7☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 03:59
- 10♂︎ Mars03:59 – 05:05
- 11☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:12
- 12♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:18 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.