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 Wednesday, 5 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:10
- 2☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 09:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 10:50
- 5♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:37
- 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:23
- 9☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:03
- 12♂︎ Mars17:03 – 17:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:56 – 19:03
- 2♀︎ Venus19:03 – 20:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:16
- 4☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:37
- 7♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:50
- 9♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 05:04
- 11☽︎ Moon05:04 – 06:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Wednesday, 5 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:17 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.