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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:02
- 2☽︎ Moon08:02 – 08:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:10
- 9☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 15:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:47
- 12♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:47
- 2♀︎ Venus18:47 – 19:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 21:02
- 4☽︎ Moon21:02 – 22:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:54
- 11☽︎ Moon04:54 – 06:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:10 to 08:02: 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.