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 Thursday, 4 March 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:52 – 07:50
- 2♂︎ Mars07:50 – 08:49
- 3☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:48
- 4♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 11:45
- 6☽︎ Moon11:45 – 12:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 13:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:41
- 9♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:39
- 10☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:38
- 11♀︎ Venus16:38 – 17:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:36 – 18:35
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:36 – 20:38
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:38 – 21:39
- 4♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:40
- 5☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:42
- 6♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:44
- 8☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:46 – 03:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:48
- 11♂︎ Mars04:48 – 05:50
- 12☉︎ Sun05:50 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Thursday, 4 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 11h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:52 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.