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 Tuesday, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:41 – 07:32
- 2☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:24
- 3♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:08
- 5☽︎ Moon10:08 – 11:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:44
- 8♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:36
- 9☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:28
- 10♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:12
- 12☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:20
- 3♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:28
- 4☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:36
- 5♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:53
- 7☽︎ Moon23:53 – 01:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 02:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:17
- 10♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:25
- 11☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:33
- 12♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:41 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.