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, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:28
- 2☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:06
- 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 10:58
- 6☉︎ Sun10:58 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:36
- 9☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:15
- 12♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:15
- 2♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:29
- 4☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:52
- 7♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:59
- 8☉︎ Sun00:59 – 02:06
- 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:21
- 11☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 13h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:35 to 07:28: 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.