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, 23 July 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:36
- 2☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 08:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 10:02
- 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:11
- 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:20
- 7♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:38
- 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 18:04
- 12♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:04
- 2♀︎ Venus20:04 – 20:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 21:47
- 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:20
- 7♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:11
- 8☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:03
- 9♀︎ Venus02:03 – 02:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:45
- 11☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Wednesday, 23 July 2025, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:27 to 06:36: 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.