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 Wednesday, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:38
- 2☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:15
- 7♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:06
- 9☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:52
- 12♂︎ Mars16:52 – 17:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:48 – 18:52
- 2♀︎ Venus18:52 – 19:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:02
- 4☽︎ Moon21:02 – 22:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:15
- 7♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:34
- 11☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:42 to 07:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.