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, 20 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 09:00
- 3♂︎ Mars09:00 – 09:56
- 4☉︎ Sun09:56 – 10:53
- 5♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:45
- 7☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:42 – 14:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:38 – 15:34
- 10♂︎ Mars15:34 – 16:31
- 11☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:27
- 12♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:27
- 2☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:38
- 5♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:41
- 6☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:45
- 7♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 02:52
- 9☽︎ Moon02:52 – 03:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 06:03
- 12♂︎ Mars06:03 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Saturday, 20 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:07 to 08:04: 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.