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 Monday, 10 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:34 – 07:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:41 – 08:49
- 4♂︎ Mars08:49 – 09:57
- 5☉︎ Sun09:57 – 11:05
- 6♀︎ Venus11:05 – 12:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:20
- 8☽︎ Moon13:20 – 14:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:28 – 15:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:44
- 11♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:51
- 12☉︎ Sun17:51 – 18:59
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:59 – 19:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 20:44
- 3☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:21
- 6♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:13
- 7☉︎ Sun00:13 – 01:05
- 8♀︎ Venus01:05 – 01:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:57 – 02:50
- 10☽︎ Moon02:50 – 03:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Monday, 10 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:26 to 06:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.