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 Monday, 6 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:56 – 09:06
- 4♂︎ Mars09:06 – 10:16
- 5☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:26
- 6♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:46
- 8☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 16:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 17:17
- 11♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:27
- 12☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:37
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:17
- 3☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 22:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:46
- 6♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:36
- 7☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:26
- 8♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:06
- 10☽︎ Moon03:06 – 03:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:46 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Monday, 6 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:36 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.