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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:53
- 3☽︎ Moon07:53 – 08:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 10:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:12
- 6♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:24
- 8♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:37
- 10☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 18:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:56 – 19:50
- 2☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:44
- 3♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:31
- 5☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:12
- 8♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:06
- 9☉︎ Sun02:06 – 02:59
- 10♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:47
- 12☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:40 to 06:46: 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.