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 Wednesday, 9 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:40
- 2☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 09:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:21
- 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:51
- 9☽︎ Moon14:51 – 16:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:22
- 12♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:22
- 2♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:01
- 4☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 03:50
- 11☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Wednesday, 9 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:29 to 06:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.