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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:32
- 2☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 10:00
- 5♂︎ Mars10:00 – 11:10
- 6☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:19
- 7♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:39
- 9☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:07
- 12♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:07
- 2♀︎ Venus20:07 – 20:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:48
- 4☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:20
- 7♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:10
- 8☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:42
- 11☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:22 to 06:32: 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.