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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:06 – 07:57
- 2☉︎ Sun07:57 – 08:48
- 3♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:30
- 5☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 13:03
- 8♂︎ Mars13:03 – 13:54
- 9☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:45
- 10♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:27
- 12☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:36
- 3♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:45
- 4☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:54
- 5♀︎ Venus21:54 – 23:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:39
- 10♂︎ Mars03:39 – 04:48
- 11☉︎ Sun04:48 – 05:57
- 12♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:06 to 07:57: 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.