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, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 07:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:44 – 08:38
- 3♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:33
- 4☉︎ Sun09:33 – 10:27
- 5♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:15
- 7☽︎ Moon12:15 – 13:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 14:57
- 10♂︎ Mars14:57 – 15:52
- 11☉︎ Sun15:52 – 16:46
- 12♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 18:46
- 2☽︎ Moon18:46 – 19:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 20:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 22:04
- 5♂︎ Mars22:04 – 23:09
- 6☉︎ Sun23:09 – 00:15
- 7♀︎ Venus00:15 – 01:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:27
- 9☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:33 – 04:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:39 – 05:45
- 12♂︎ Mars05:45 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:50 to 07:44: 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.