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, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:12
- 3☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 10:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:47
- 6♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:30
- 8♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:13
- 10☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 16:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 17:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:47 – 18:56
- 2☉︎ Sun18:56 – 20:04
- 3♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:21
- 5☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:47
- 8♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:55
- 9☉︎ Sun02:55 – 04:03
- 10♀︎ Venus04:03 – 05:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:20
- 12☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:29 to 08:20: 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.