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 Friday, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:56 – 06:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 07:55
- 3☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:52
- 6♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:51
- 7☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:50
- 8♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:49
- 10☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:47
- 2☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:48
- 3♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:50
- 5☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:52
- 8♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:53
- 9☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:54
- 10♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:56
- 12☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lahore?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:56 to 06:55: 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.