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, 7 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:45 – 06:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:48 – 07:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:52 – 08:55
- 4♂︎ Mars08:55 – 09:58
- 5☉︎ Sun09:58 – 11:02
- 6♀︎ Venus11:02 – 12:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 13:08
- 8☽︎ Moon13:08 – 14:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:18
- 11♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:22
- 12☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:19
- 3☽︎ Moon20:19 – 21:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 23:09
- 6♂︎ Mars23:09 – 00:05
- 7☉︎ Sun00:05 – 01:02
- 8♀︎ Venus01:02 – 01:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 02:56
- 10☽︎ Moon02:56 – 03:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 04:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Monday, 7 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:45 to 06:48: 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.