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 Thursday, 13 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:28 – 06:35
- 2♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:43
- 3☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:50
- 4♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 11:05
- 6☽︎ Moon11:05 – 12:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:19 – 14:27
- 9♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:34
- 10☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:41
- 11♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 18:56
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:56 – 19:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:49 – 20:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:34
- 4♂︎ Mars21:34 – 22:27
- 5☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:20
- 6♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:05
- 8☽︎ Moon01:05 – 01:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 02:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:50 – 03:43
- 11♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:36
- 12☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Thursday, 13 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:28 to 06:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.