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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 07:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 08:09
- 3♂︎ Mars08:09 – 09:16
- 4☉︎ Sun09:16 – 10:23
- 5♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:37
- 7☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:51 – 15:58
- 10♂︎ Mars15:58 – 17:05
- 11☉︎ Sun17:05 – 18:13
- 12♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:13
- 2☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 21:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 22:51
- 5♂︎ Mars22:51 – 23:44
- 6☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:37
- 7♀︎ Venus00:37 – 01:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:23
- 9☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:09 – 05:02
- 12♂︎ Mars05:02 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:54 to 07:01: 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.