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, 6 January 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:17 – 08:11
- 2♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:04
- 3☉︎ Sun09:04 – 09:57
- 4♀︎ Venus09:57 – 10:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 11:44
- 6☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:24
- 9♂︎ Mars14:24 – 15:17
- 10☉︎ Sun15:17 – 16:10
- 11♀︎ Venus16:10 – 17:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 17:57
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:57 – 19:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 21:17
- 4♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:24
- 5☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:30
- 6♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:37
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:44
- 8☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:51 – 03:57
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:57 – 05:04
- 11♂︎ Mars05:04 – 06:11
- 12☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Thursday, 6 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 10h 40m, 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?
Jupiter, 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: 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.