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, 22 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:12
- 3☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:50
- 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:43
- 7☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:36
- 8♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:21
- 10☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 17:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:07
- 2☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:14
- 3♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:28
- 5☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:50
- 8♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:57
- 9☉︎ Sun02:57 – 04:05
- 10♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:19
- 12☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Friday, 22 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:27 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.