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, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:04
- 3♂︎ Mars09:04 – 09:55
- 4☉︎ Sun09:55 – 10:46
- 5♀︎ Venus10:46 – 11:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:37 – 12:28
- 7☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 14:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 15:02
- 10♂︎ Mars15:02 – 15:53
- 11☉︎ Sun15:53 – 16:44
- 12♀︎ Venus16:44 – 17:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:44
- 2☽︎ Moon18:44 – 19:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 21:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 22:11
- 5♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:20
- 6☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:29
- 7♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:38 – 02:47
- 9☽︎ Moon02:47 – 03:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 05:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:05 – 06:14
- 12♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:22 to 08:13: 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.