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 Saturday, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:18
- 3♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:11
- 4☉︎ Sun09:11 – 10:04
- 5♀︎ Venus10:04 – 10:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 11:51
- 7☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 13:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:37 – 14:30
- 10♂︎ Mars14:30 – 15:24
- 11☉︎ Sun15:24 – 16:17
- 12♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:10
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:17
- 2☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:38
- 5♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:44
- 6☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:51
- 7♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 02:05
- 9☽︎ Moon02:05 – 03:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:12 – 04:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:25
- 12♂︎ Mars05:25 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:31 to 07:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.