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, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:26
- 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:13
- 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 15:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 16:52
- 12♂︎ Mars16:52 – 17:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:52
- 2♀︎ Venus18:52 – 19:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:26
- 7♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:40
- 9♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:53
- 11☽︎ Moon04:53 – 06:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:07 to 08:00: 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.