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 Friday, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:56 – 07:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:37
- 3☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 11:59
- 7☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:49
- 8♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:30
- 10☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:01 – 18:11
- 2☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:21
- 3♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:40
- 5☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 01:08
- 8♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:18
- 9☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:28
- 10♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:47
- 12☽︎ Moon05:47 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lahore?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 13h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:56 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.