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 Monday, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:09
- 4♂︎ Mars09:09 – 10:03
- 5☉︎ Sun10:03 – 10:57
- 6♀︎ Venus10:57 – 11:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 12:45
- 8☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:27
- 11♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:21
- 12☉︎ Sun16:21 – 17:15
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:27
- 3☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:45
- 6♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:51
- 7☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:57
- 8♀︎ Venus00:57 – 02:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 03:09
- 10☽︎ Moon03:09 – 04:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:27 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.