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, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:12 – 09:06
- 3♂︎ Mars09:06 – 10:00
- 4☉︎ Sun10:00 – 10:53
- 5♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:47 – 12:41
- 7☽︎ Moon12:41 – 13:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 14:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:23
- 10♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:17
- 11☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:10
- 12♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:10
- 2☽︎ Moon19:10 – 20:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:23 – 22:29
- 5♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:35
- 6☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:41
- 7♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 04:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 05:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 06:12
- 12♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.