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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:41
- 2♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 08:56
- 4☽︎ Moon08:56 – 10:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 11:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:28
- 8☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:35
- 9♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:51
- 11☽︎ Moon16:51 – 17:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 19:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 19:59
- 2♂︎ Mars19:59 – 20:51
- 3☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:43
- 4♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:28
- 6☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:04
- 9♂︎ Mars02:04 – 02:57
- 10☉︎ Sun02:57 – 03:49
- 11♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:33 to 06:41: 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.