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, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 07:57
- 2☽︎ Moon07:57 – 08:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:03
- 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 14:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:39
- 12♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:39
- 2♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 20:55
- 4☽︎ Moon20:55 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:50
- 11☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:05 to 07:57: 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.