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, 24 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:38 – 07:29
- 2☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:21
- 3♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:05
- 5☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 11:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:40
- 8♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:32
- 9☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:24
- 10♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:08
- 12☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:16
- 3♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:24
- 4☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:33
- 5♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:49
- 7☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 02:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:14
- 10♂︎ Mars03:14 – 04:22
- 11☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:30
- 12♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lahore?
On Tuesday, 24 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:38 to 07:29: 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.