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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:45 – 07:36
- 2♂︎ Mars07:36 – 08:27
- 3☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:18
- 4♀︎ Venus09:18 – 10:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 11:01
- 6☽︎ Moon11:01 – 11:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:34
- 9♂︎ Mars13:34 – 14:25
- 10☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:16
- 11♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 16:58
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:07 – 19:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:25
- 4♂︎ Mars20:25 – 21:34
- 5☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:43
- 6♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 01:01
- 8☽︎ Moon01:01 – 02:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 03:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:28
- 11♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:37
- 12☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lahore?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:45 to 07:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.