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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:17 – 08:11
- 2♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:00
- 4☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:38
- 8☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:32
- 9♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:21
- 11☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:16
- 2♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:21
- 3☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:27
- 4♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:38
- 6☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:54
- 9♂︎ Mars02:54 – 04:00
- 10☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:05
- 11♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:17 to 08:11: 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.