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 Saturday, 12 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 06:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:51 – 07:53
- 3♂︎ Mars07:53 – 08:56
- 4☉︎ Sun08:56 – 09:58
- 5♀︎ Venus09:58 – 11:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 12:03
- 7☽︎ Moon12:03 – 13:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 14:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:11
- 10♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:13
- 11☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:16
- 12♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:16
- 2☽︎ Moon19:16 – 20:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:11 – 22:09
- 5♂︎ Mars22:09 – 23:06
- 6☉︎ Sun23:06 – 00:04
- 7♀︎ Venus00:04 – 01:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 01:59
- 9☽︎ Moon01:59 – 02:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:56 – 03:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 04:52
- 12♂︎ Mars04:52 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:48 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.