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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:04 – 07:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 08:46
- 3☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:19
- 6♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:10
- 7☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:01
- 8♀︎ Venus13:01 – 13:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:43
- 10☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:25
- 2☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:34
- 3♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:52
- 5☽︎ Moon21:52 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 01:19
- 8♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:28
- 9☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:37
- 10♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:55
- 12☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:04 to 07:55: 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.