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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:26 – 07:20
- 2♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:51
- 7♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:45
- 8☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:39
- 9♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:27
- 11☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:21
- 2♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:27
- 3☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:33
- 4♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:45
- 6☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 02:03
- 9♂︎ Mars02:03 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:15
- 11♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:26 to 07:20: 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.