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 Wednesday, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:10
- 2☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:43
- 9☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 17:57
- 12♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:01 – 19:57
- 2♀︎ Venus19:57 – 20:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:47
- 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:15
- 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:05 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.