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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:32 – 08:29
- 3♂︎ Mars08:29 – 09:26
- 4☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:23
- 5♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:17
- 7☽︎ Moon12:17 – 13:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:14 – 14:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 15:08
- 10♂︎ Mars15:08 – 16:05
- 11☉︎ Sun16:05 – 17:02
- 12♀︎ Venus17:02 – 17:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:59 – 19:02
- 2☽︎ Moon19:02 – 20:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:05 – 21:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 22:11
- 5♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:14
- 6☉︎ Sun23:14 – 00:17
- 7♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:23
- 9☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:32
- 12♂︎ Mars05:32 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:35 to 07:32: 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.