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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:32 – 07:40
- 3♂︎ Mars07:40 – 08:49
- 4☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:57
- 5♀︎ Venus09:57 – 11:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:05 – 12:13
- 7☽︎ Moon12:13 – 13:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:37
- 10♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:45
- 11☉︎ Sun16:45 – 17:53
- 12♀︎ Venus17:53 – 19:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 19:53
- 2☽︎ Moon19:53 – 20:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:45 – 21:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:29
- 5♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:21
- 6☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:13
- 7♀︎ Venus00:13 – 01:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:05 – 01:57
- 9☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:33
- 12♂︎ Mars04:33 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 10h 24m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:24 to 06:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.