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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:37
- 2♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 08:51
- 4☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:11
- 7♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:25
- 9♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:39
- 11☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 18:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:53 – 19:46
- 2♂︎ Mars19:46 – 20:39
- 3☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:32
- 4♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:58
- 9♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:51
- 10☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:44
- 11♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:30 to 06:37: 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.