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, 25 December 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:07
- 3♂︎ Mars09:07 – 09:58
- 4☉︎ Sun09:58 – 10:49
- 5♀︎ Venus10:49 – 11:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:40 – 12:31
- 7☽︎ Moon12:31 – 13:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 14:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:04
- 10♂︎ Mars15:04 – 15:55
- 11☉︎ Sun15:55 – 16:46
- 12♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 18:47
- 2☽︎ Moon18:47 – 19:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 21:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 22:14
- 5♂︎ Mars22:14 – 23:23
- 6☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:32
- 7♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:50
- 9☽︎ Moon02:50 – 03:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 05:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 06:17
- 12♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quetta?
On Saturday, 25 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:25 to 08:16: 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.