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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:03
- 2♂︎ Mars08:03 – 08:55
- 3☉︎ Sun08:55 – 09:46
- 4♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:30
- 6☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 13:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:04
- 9♂︎ Mars14:04 – 14:56
- 10☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:48
- 11♀︎ Venus15:48 – 16:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:31
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:39
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:39 – 19:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 20:56
- 4♂︎ Mars20:56 – 22:05
- 5☉︎ Sun22:05 – 23:13
- 6♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:30
- 8☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:55
- 11♂︎ Mars04:55 – 06:04
- 12☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:11 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.