Planetary hours
in Rawalpindi.
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 Tuesday, 23 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:09 – 07:58
- 2☉︎ Sun07:58 – 08:48
- 3♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:27
- 5☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 12:56
- 8♂︎ Mars12:56 – 13:46
- 9☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:35
- 10♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:14
- 12☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:25
- 3♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:35
- 4☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:46
- 5♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 00:07
- 7☽︎ Moon00:07 – 01:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:38
- 10♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:48
- 11☉︎ Sun04:48 – 05:59
- 12♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Tuesday, 23 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:09 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.