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 Thursday, 29 January 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 07:58
- 2♂︎ Mars07:58 – 08:51
- 3☉︎ Sun08:51 – 09:43
- 4♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:28
- 6☽︎ Moon11:28 – 12:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 13:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:05
- 9♂︎ Mars14:05 – 14:58
- 10☉︎ Sun14:58 – 15:50
- 11♀︎ Venus15:50 – 16:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 17:35
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:35 – 18:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:43 – 19:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:50 – 20:58
- 4♂︎ Mars20:58 – 22:05
- 5☉︎ Sun22:05 – 23:13
- 6♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:28
- 8☽︎ Moon01:28 – 02:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:50
- 11♂︎ Mars04:50 – 05:58
- 12☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Thursday, 29 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:06 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.