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 Tuesday, 26 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:59 – 07:51
- 2☉︎ Sun07:51 – 08:44
- 3♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:29
- 5☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:07
- 8♂︎ Mars13:07 – 14:00
- 9☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:53
- 10♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:38
- 12☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:45
- 3♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:53
- 4☉︎ Sun20:53 – 22:00
- 5♀︎ Venus22:00 – 23:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 00:14
- 7☽︎ Moon00:14 – 01:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:36
- 10♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:44
- 11☉︎ Sun04:44 – 05:51
- 12♀︎ Venus05:51 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lahore?
On Tuesday, 26 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:59 to 07:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.