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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:16
- 2☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 10:05
- 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:02
- 6☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:58
- 7♀︎ Venus11:58 – 12:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:40
- 12♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:40
- 2♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:47
- 4☽︎ Moon20:47 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 01:02
- 8☉︎ Sun01:02 – 02:06
- 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 03:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:13
- 11☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:19 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.