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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:55
- 3☽︎ Moon07:55 – 09:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 11:11
- 6♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:17
- 7☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:22
- 8♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:33
- 10☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:44
- 2☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:38
- 3♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:28
- 5☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:11
- 8♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:06
- 9☉︎ Sun02:06 – 03:01
- 10♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:50
- 12☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:44 to 06:49: 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.