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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 07:52
- 2☽︎ Moon07:52 – 08:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 12:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:46
- 9☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:18
- 12♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:18
- 2♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:36
- 4☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:14
- 8☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:42
- 11☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lahore?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 10h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:01 to 07:52: 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.