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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:14
- 2♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:59
- 7♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:55
- 8☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:52
- 9♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:46
- 11☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:43
- 2♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:46
- 3☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:49
- 4♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 01:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 02:05
- 9♂︎ Mars02:05 – 03:08
- 10☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:17 to 07:14: 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.