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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:19 – 07:15
- 2☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:12
- 3♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 10:05
- 5☽︎ Moon10:05 – 11:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:55
- 8♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:51
- 9☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:48
- 10♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:41
- 12☽︎ Moon16:41 – 17:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:45
- 3♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:48
- 4☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:52
- 5♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:59
- 7☽︎ Moon23:59 – 01:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 02:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:09
- 10♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:12
- 11☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:16
- 12♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:19 to 07:15: 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.