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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:18 – 08:12
- 2♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:00
- 4☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:41
- 7♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:17
- 11☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:11
- 2♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:17
- 3☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:23
- 4♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:35
- 6☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:54
- 9♂︎ Mars02:54 – 04:00
- 10☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:06
- 11♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 10h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.