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, 31 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:49 – 08:54
- 4♂︎ Mars08:54 – 09:58
- 5☉︎ Sun09:58 – 11:03
- 6♀︎ Venus11:03 – 12:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:12
- 8☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:25
- 11♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:30
- 12☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:34
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:26
- 3☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:12
- 6♂︎ Mars23:12 – 00:08
- 7☉︎ Sun00:08 – 01:03
- 8♀︎ Venus01:03 – 01:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 02:54
- 10☽︎ Moon02:54 – 03:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 04:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:45 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Monday, 31 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:40 to 06:45: 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.