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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:31
- 2☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 08:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:30
- 9☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:56
- 12♂︎ Mars17:56 – 19:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:04 – 19:56
- 2♀︎ Venus19:56 – 20:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:13
- 7♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:40
- 11☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:22 to 06:31: 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.