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 Sunday, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:08 – 08:01
- 2♀︎ Venus08:01 – 08:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:47
- 4☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 15:57
- 11☽︎ Moon15:57 – 16:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 17:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 18:50
- 2♂︎ Mars18:50 – 19:57
- 3☉︎ Sun19:57 – 21:04
- 4♀︎ Venus21:04 – 22:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:18
- 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:40
- 9♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:47
- 10☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:54
- 11♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:08 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.