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 Monday, 18 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:05
- 4♂︎ Mars10:05 – 10:57
- 5☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:50
- 6♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:34
- 8☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:11
- 11♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:03
- 12☉︎ Sun17:03 – 17:56
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 20:11
- 3☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:34
- 6♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:42
- 7☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:49
- 8♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 04:05
- 10☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:20 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Monday, 18 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:28 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.