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 Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:01 – 07:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 08:46
- 3☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:24
- 6♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:17
- 7☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:10
- 8♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 14:55
- 10☽︎ Moon14:55 – 15:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:40
- 2☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:48
- 3♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 22:03
- 5☽︎ Moon22:03 – 23:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:25
- 8♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:32
- 9☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:39
- 10♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:54
- 12☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 13h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:01 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.