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 Friday, 7 January 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:04
- 3☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:44
- 6♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:31
- 8♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:18
- 10☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 17:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:04
- 2☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:11
- 3♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:24
- 5☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:44
- 8♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:58
- 10♀︎ Venus03:58 – 05:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:11
- 12☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karachi?
On Friday, 7 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.