Planetary hours
in Multan.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 1 of the night, until 18:30
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:24
- 2☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:08
- 5♂︎ Mars10:08 – 11:02
- 6☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:46
- 9☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:30
- 12♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:30
- 2♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:41
- 4☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 01:03
- 8☉︎ Sun01:03 – 02:08
- 9♀︎ Venus02:08 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:20
- 11☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:30 to 07:24: 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.