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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:20
- 2☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:06
- 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:02
- 6☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:48
- 9☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:34
- 12♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:35
- 2♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:44
- 4☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 22:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 01:02
- 8☉︎ Sun01:02 – 02:07
- 9♀︎ Venus02:07 – 03:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:24 to 07:20: 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.