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 Sunday, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:15
- 2♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:06
- 4☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:51
- 7♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:46
- 8☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:42
- 9♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:32
- 11☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:27
- 2♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:32
- 3☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:37
- 4♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:47
- 6☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 02:01
- 9♂︎ Mars02:01 – 03:06
- 10☉︎ Sun03:06 – 04:11
- 11♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:20 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.