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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:25
- 4♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:22
- 5☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:20
- 6♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:16
- 8☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:09
- 11♂︎ Mars16:09 – 17:07
- 12☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:04
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:04 – 19:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:09
- 3☽︎ Moon20:09 – 21:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 23:16
- 6♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:18
- 7☉︎ Sun00:18 – 01:20
- 8♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:25
- 10☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:31 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.