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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:35
- 2☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:09
- 5♂︎ Mars10:09 – 11:00
- 6☉︎ Sun11:00 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:34
- 9☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:07
- 12♂︎ Mars16:07 – 16:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:58 – 18:07
- 2♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:16 – 20:25
- 4☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:34 – 22:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:52
- 7♂︎ Mars23:52 – 01:01
- 8☉︎ Sun01:01 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:27
- 11☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:36 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lahore?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:44 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.