Planetary hours
in Quetta.
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, 27 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:08
- 3♂︎ Mars09:08 – 09:59
- 4☉︎ Sun09:59 – 10:50
- 5♀︎ Venus10:50 – 11:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 15:06
- 10♂︎ Mars15:06 – 15:57
- 11☉︎ Sun15:57 – 16:48
- 12♀︎ Venus16:48 – 17:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 18:48
- 2☽︎ Moon18:48 – 19:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:57 – 21:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 22:15
- 5♂︎ Mars22:15 – 23:24
- 6☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:33
- 7♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 02:51
- 9☽︎ Moon02:51 – 04:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 05:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:09 – 06:18
- 12♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Saturday, 27 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:26 to 08:17: 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.