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, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:36 – 06:46
- 2☉︎ Sun06:46 – 07:56
- 3♀︎ Venus07:56 – 09:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:16
- 5☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:46
- 8♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:56
- 9☉︎ Sun14:56 – 16:06
- 10♀︎ Venus16:06 – 17:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:27
- 12☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:17
- 3♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:07
- 4☉︎ Sun22:07 – 22:57
- 5♀︎ Venus22:57 – 23:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:37
- 7☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:07
- 10♂︎ Mars03:07 – 03:57
- 11☉︎ Sun03:57 – 04:47
- 12♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Tuesday, 7 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 05:37, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: 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.