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, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:45 – 07:55
- 3♂︎ Mars07:55 – 09:05
- 4☉︎ Sun09:05 – 10:15
- 5♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 16:06
- 10♂︎ Mars16:06 – 17:17
- 11☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:27
- 12♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:27
- 2☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:07 – 22:56
- 5♂︎ Mars22:56 – 23:46
- 6☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:26 – 02:16
- 9☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:06 – 03:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:45
- 12♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:35 to 06:45: 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.