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, 8 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:27 – 07:35
- 3♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:44
- 4☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:53
- 5♀︎ Venus09:53 – 11:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 12:10
- 7☽︎ Moon12:10 – 13:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 14:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:36
- 10♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:45
- 11☉︎ Sun16:45 – 17:53
- 12♀︎ Venus17:53 – 19:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 19:53
- 2☽︎ Moon19:53 – 20:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:45 – 21:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:27
- 5♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:18
- 6☉︎ Sun23:18 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 01:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 01:52
- 9☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:43 – 03:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:26
- 12♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peshawar?
On Saturday, 8 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:18 to 06:27: 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.