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 Sunday, 28 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 09:04
- 4☽︎ Moon09:04 – 10:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:35
- 7♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:45
- 8☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:56
- 9♀︎ Venus14:56 – 16:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 17:16
- 11☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:27
- 2♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:16
- 3☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:06
- 4♀︎ Venus22:06 – 22:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:45
- 6☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:14
- 9♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:04
- 10☉︎ Sun03:04 – 03:53
- 11♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Sunday, 28 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:32 to 06:43: 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.