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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:42
- 2☽︎ Moon06:42 – 07:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 08:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 11:04
- 6☉︎ Sun11:04 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:20
- 9☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:36
- 12♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:36
- 2♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:25
- 4☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:09
- 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:04
- 8☉︎ Sun01:04 – 01:59
- 9♀︎ Venus01:59 – 02:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:48
- 11☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:37 to 06:42: 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.