Planetary hours
in Lahore.
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, 30 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:11
- 2☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:22
- 3♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:44
- 5☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 12:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 13:17
- 8♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:28
- 9☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:38
- 10♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:49 – 18:00
- 12☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:11 – 20:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 20:49
- 3♂︎ Mars20:49 – 21:39
- 4☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:28
- 5♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:06
- 7☽︎ Moon00:06 – 00:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:33
- 10♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:22
- 11☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:12
- 12♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lahore?
On Tuesday, 30 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:00 to 06:11: 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.