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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:45 – 07:40
- 2♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:35 – 09:30
- 4☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:15
- 7♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:10
- 8☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:05
- 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:55
- 11☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 17:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:50
- 2♂︎ Mars18:50 – 19:55
- 3☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:10
- 6☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:26
- 9♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:31
- 10☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:36
- 11♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:45 to 07:40: 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.