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 Sunday, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:07
- 2♀︎ Venus08:07 – 08:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 09:50
- 4☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:25
- 7♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:17
- 8☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:09
- 9♀︎ Venus14:09 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:52
- 11☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:44
- 2♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:52
- 3☉︎ Sun19:52 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:17
- 6☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:42
- 9♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:50
- 10☉︎ Sun03:50 – 04:58
- 11♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peshawar?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:15 to 08:07: 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.