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 Wednesday, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:27
- 2☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:36 – 08:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 11:04
- 6☉︎ Sun11:04 – 12:14
- 7♀︎ Venus12:14 – 13:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:32
- 9☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 18:01
- 12♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:01
- 2♀︎ Venus20:01 – 20:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:42
- 4☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:14
- 7♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 01:55
- 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:37
- 11☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:17 to 06:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.