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 Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:43
- 3♂︎ Mars07:43 – 08:48
- 4☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:54
- 5♀︎ Venus09:54 – 10:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 12:05
- 7☽︎ Moon12:05 – 13:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:21
- 10♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:27
- 11☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:33
- 12♀︎ Venus17:33 – 18:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:38 – 19:33
- 2☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:16
- 5♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:11
- 6☉︎ Sun23:11 – 00:05
- 7♀︎ Venus00:05 – 01:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:00 – 01:54
- 9☽︎ Moon01:54 – 02:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:38
- 12♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lahore?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:32 to 06:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.