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 Tuesday, 30 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:27 – 08:18
- 2☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:09
- 3♀︎ Venus09:09 – 10:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:01 – 10:52
- 5☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:25
- 8♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:16
- 9☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:07
- 10♀︎ Venus15:07 – 15:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 16:50
- 12☽︎ Moon16:50 – 17:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:59
- 3♂︎ Mars19:59 – 21:08
- 4☉︎ Sun21:08 – 22:16
- 5♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:34
- 7☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 04:01
- 10♂︎ Mars04:01 – 05:10
- 11☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:19
- 12♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Tuesday, 30 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:27 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.