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 Saturday, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:32 – 07:40
- 3♂︎ Mars07:40 – 08:47
- 4☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:55
- 5♀︎ Venus09:55 – 11:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:03 – 12:10
- 7☽︎ Moon12:10 – 13:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:18 – 14:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:33
- 10♂︎ Mars15:33 – 16:41
- 11☉︎ Sun16:41 – 17:49
- 12♀︎ Venus17:49 – 18:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 19:49
- 2☽︎ Moon19:49 – 20:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:33 – 22:25
- 5♂︎ Mars22:25 – 23:18
- 6☉︎ Sun23:18 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 01:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 01:54
- 9☽︎ Moon01:54 – 02:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:47 – 03:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:31
- 12♂︎ Mars04:31 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:24 to 06:32: 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.