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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:40
- 9☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:25
- 12♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:25
- 2♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:35
- 4☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 23:51
- 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:57
- 8☉︎ Sun00:57 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 03:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 04:13
- 11☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:22 to 07:17: 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.