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, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:15
- 2♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:35
- 4☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:14
- 8☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:23
- 9♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:43
- 11☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 19:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 19:52
- 2♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:43
- 3☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:33
- 4♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:13
- 6☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:44
- 9♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:34
- 10☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:24
- 11♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:06 to 06:15: 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.