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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:35 – 08:31
- 3♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:27
- 4☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:23
- 5♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:16
- 7☽︎ Moon12:16 – 13:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 14:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:04
- 10♂︎ Mars15:04 – 16:00
- 11☉︎ Sun16:00 – 16:56
- 12♀︎ Venus16:56 – 17:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 18:56
- 2☽︎ Moon18:56 – 20:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:00 – 21:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 22:08
- 5♂︎ Mars22:08 – 23:12
- 6☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:16
- 7♀︎ Venus00:16 – 01:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:24
- 9☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:28 – 04:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:32 – 05:36
- 12♂︎ Mars05:36 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 12h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:39 to 07:35: 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.