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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 06:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 08:06
- 3♂︎ Mars08:06 – 09:14
- 4☉︎ Sun09:14 – 10:22
- 5♀︎ Venus10:22 – 11:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:38
- 7☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 16:01
- 10♂︎ Mars16:01 – 17:09
- 11☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:17
- 12♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:17
- 2☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 22:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:54
- 5♂︎ Mars22:54 – 23:46
- 6☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:22
- 9☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 04:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 04:59
- 12♂︎ Mars04:59 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:50 to 06:58: 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.