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 Wednesday, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:14
- 2☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:46
- 5♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:28
- 9☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 18:00
- 12♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:00
- 2♀︎ Venus20:00 – 20:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 00:57
- 8☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:46
- 9♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:25
- 11☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lahore?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:04 to 06:14: 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.