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, 23 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:00 – 07:57
- 2☉︎ Sun07:57 – 08:55
- 3♀︎ Venus08:55 – 09:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:52 – 10:50
- 5☽︎ Moon10:50 – 11:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 13:43
- 8♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:40
- 9☉︎ Sun14:40 – 15:38
- 10♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:35 – 17:33
- 12☽︎ Moon17:33 – 18:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:35
- 3♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:37
- 4☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:40
- 5♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:45
- 7☽︎ Moon00:45 – 01:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 02:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 03:52
- 10♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:54
- 11☉︎ Sun04:54 – 05:57
- 12♀︎ Venus05:57 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Tuesday, 23 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:00 to 07:57: 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.