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, 2 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:58 – 06:09
- 2☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:20
- 3♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:43
- 5☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 12:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 13:17
- 8♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:28
- 9☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:39
- 10♀︎ Venus15:39 – 16:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 18:02
- 12☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:02 – 20:50
- 3♂︎ Mars20:50 – 21:39
- 4☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:28
- 5♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:05
- 7☽︎ Moon00:05 – 00:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:31
- 10♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:20
- 11☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:09
- 12♀︎ Venus04:09 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Tuesday, 2 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 9h 45m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:58 to 06:09: 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.