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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:12
- 2☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:00
- 5♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:52
- 7♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:43
- 9☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:31
- 12♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:31
- 2♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:40
- 4☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:52
- 7♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:09
- 11☽︎ Moon04:09 – 05:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:17 to 07:12: 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.