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, 8 June 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:57 – 06:08
- 2☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:18
- 3♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:40
- 5☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 12:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:12
- 8♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:23
- 9☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:33
- 10♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 17:55
- 12☽︎ Moon17:55 – 19:06
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 19:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 20:44
- 3♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:33
- 4☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:23
- 5♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:01
- 7☽︎ Moon00:01 – 00:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:29
- 10♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:18
- 11☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:07
- 12♀︎ Venus04:07 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lahore?
On Tuesday, 8 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:57 to 06:08: 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.