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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:19 – 07:14
- 2☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:08
- 3♀︎ Venus08:08 – 09:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 09:57
- 5☽︎ Moon09:57 – 10:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:40
- 8♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:34
- 9☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:28
- 10♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:17
- 12☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:23
- 3♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:29
- 4☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:34
- 5♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:46
- 7☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 03:03
- 10♂︎ Mars03:03 – 04:09
- 11☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:15
- 12♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lahore?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:19 to 07:14: 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.