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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:26
- 3☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:20
- 6♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:19
- 7☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:17
- 8♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:13
- 10☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 18:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:10
- 2☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:11
- 3♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:15
- 5☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:21
- 8♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:23
- 9☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:25
- 10♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:28
- 12☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 12h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:29 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.