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 Saturday, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:52 – 07:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:42 – 08:33
- 3♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:24
- 4☉︎ Sun09:24 – 10:14
- 5♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:05 – 11:56
- 7☽︎ Moon11:56 – 12:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:46 – 13:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:37 – 14:28
- 10♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:18
- 11☉︎ Sun15:18 – 16:09
- 12♀︎ Venus16:09 – 16:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:09
- 2☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:37
- 5♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:47
- 6☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:56
- 7♀︎ Venus23:56 – 01:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:05 – 02:15
- 9☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:43
- 12♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lahore?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:52 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.