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 Sunday, 10 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:20
- 2♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:37
- 4☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:13
- 8☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:22
- 9♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:39
- 11☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 18:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 19:48
- 2♂︎ Mars19:48 – 20:39
- 3☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:30
- 4♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:12
- 6☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 00:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 01:46
- 9♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:37
- 10☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:28
- 11♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Sunday, 10 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:11 to 06:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.