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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:48 – 07:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:54 – 09:00
- 4♂︎ Mars09:00 – 10:06
- 5☉︎ Sun10:06 – 11:12
- 6♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:23
- 8☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:41
- 11♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:47
- 12☉︎ Sun17:47 – 18:53
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:53 – 19:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 20:41
- 3☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:24
- 6♂︎ Mars23:24 – 00:18
- 7☉︎ Sun00:18 – 01:12
- 8♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 03:00
- 10☽︎ Moon03:00 – 03:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 04:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:42 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.