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 Sunday, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:34
- 2♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:52
- 4☽︎ Moon08:52 – 10:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 11:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:29
- 8☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:38
- 9♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:57
- 11☽︎ Moon16:57 – 18:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:06
- 2♂︎ Mars20:06 – 20:57
- 3☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:48
- 4♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:29
- 6☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:02
- 9♂︎ Mars02:02 – 02:52
- 10☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:43
- 11♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:24 to 06:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.