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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:48
- 2☉︎ Sun06:48 – 07:54
- 3♀︎ Venus07:54 – 09:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 10:06
- 5☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 12:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:23
- 8♂︎ Mars13:23 – 14:29
- 9☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:35
- 10♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 17:46
- 12☽︎ Moon17:46 – 18:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:52 – 19:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:46 – 20:41
- 3♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:35
- 4☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:29
- 5♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:18
- 7☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:00
- 10♂︎ Mars03:00 – 03:54
- 11☉︎ Sun03:54 – 04:49
- 12♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.