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, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:24
- 2☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:17
- 3♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 10:02
- 5☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:39
- 8♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:32
- 9☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:25
- 10♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:10
- 12☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:17
- 3♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:25
- 4☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:32
- 5♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:47
- 7☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 02:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 03:10
- 10♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:17
- 11☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:25
- 12♀︎ Venus05:25 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lahore?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:31 to 07:24: 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.