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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:33 – 07:42
- 3☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 10:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:10
- 6♂︎ Mars11:10 – 12:20
- 7☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:29
- 8♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:48
- 10☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:07
- 2☉︎ Sun20:07 – 20:57
- 3♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:39
- 5☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:11
- 8♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:01
- 9☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:52
- 10♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:33
- 12☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:23 to 06:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.