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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:29
- 2♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:47
- 4☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 11:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:13
- 7♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:31
- 9♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:49
- 11☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 19:58
- 2♂︎ Mars19:58 – 20:49
- 3☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:40
- 4♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:47
- 10☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:38
- 11♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:20 to 06:29: 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.