Planetary hours
in Peshawar.
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 Saturday, 3 May 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:38
- 3♂︎ Mars07:38 – 08:46
- 4☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:54
- 5♀︎ Venus09:54 – 11:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:02 – 12:10
- 7☽︎ Moon12:10 – 13:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:18 – 14:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:34
- 10♂︎ Mars15:34 – 16:42
- 11☉︎ Sun16:42 – 17:50
- 12♀︎ Venus17:50 – 18:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 19:50
- 2☽︎ Moon19:50 – 20:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:42 – 21:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:26
- 5♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:18
- 6☉︎ Sun23:18 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 01:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 01:54
- 9☽︎ Moon01:54 – 02:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:29
- 12♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peshawar?
On Saturday, 3 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:22 to 06:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.