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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:29
- 2☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 08:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:59
- 5♂︎ Mars09:59 – 11:09
- 6☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:19
- 7♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:39
- 9☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:09
- 12♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:09
- 2♀︎ Venus20:09 – 20:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:49
- 4☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 01:59
- 9♀︎ Venus01:59 – 02:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:39
- 11☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:19 to 06:29: 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.