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 Thursday, 12 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:36 – 07:28
- 2♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:21
- 3☉︎ Sun08:21 – 09:14
- 4♀︎ Venus09:14 – 10:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 10:59
- 6☽︎ Moon10:59 – 11:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 13:36
- 9♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:29
- 10☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:21
- 11♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:07
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:14
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:29
- 4♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:37
- 5☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:44
- 6♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:59
- 8☽︎ Moon00:59 – 02:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 03:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:22
- 11♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:29
- 12☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Thursday, 12 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:36 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.