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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:05
- 2♀︎ Venus08:05 – 08:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:48
- 4☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:22
- 7♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:14
- 8☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:05
- 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 14:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:48
- 11☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:40
- 2♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:48
- 3☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:57
- 4♀︎ Venus20:57 – 22:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:14
- 6☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:40
- 9♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:49
- 10☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:57
- 11♀︎ Venus04:57 – 06:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:14 to 08:05: 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.