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, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 07:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:52 – 08:45
- 3♂︎ Mars08:45 – 09:37
- 4☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:29
- 5♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:22 – 12:14
- 7☽︎ Moon12:14 – 13:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 13:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 14:51
- 10♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:43
- 11☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:36
- 12♀︎ Venus16:36 – 17:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:28 – 18:36
- 2☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 20:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:59
- 5♂︎ Mars21:59 – 23:06
- 6☉︎ Sun23:06 – 00:14
- 7♀︎ Venus00:14 – 01:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:29
- 9☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:37 – 04:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 05:52
- 12♂︎ Mars05:52 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lahore?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:00 to 07:52: 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.