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, 21 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:46
- 2☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 08:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 10:02
- 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:07
- 6☉︎ Sun11:07 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:23
- 9☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:39
- 12♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:39
- 2♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:34 – 21:28
- 4☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:12
- 7♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:07
- 8☉︎ Sun01:07 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:50
- 11☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Multan?
On Wednesday, 21 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:41 to 06:46: 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.