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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:35 – 07:32
- 2♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:16
- 7♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:13
- 8☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:10
- 9♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:04
- 11☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 17:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:01
- 2♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:04
- 3☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:07
- 4♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:14
- 6☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:23
- 9♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:30
- 11♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.