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, 23 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 08:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:20
- 4♂︎ Mars09:20 – 10:11
- 5☉︎ Sun10:11 – 11:02
- 6♀︎ Venus11:02 – 11:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:45
- 8☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:36 – 14:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:18
- 11♂︎ Mars15:18 – 16:10
- 12☉︎ Sun16:10 – 17:01
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:01 – 18:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:10 – 19:19
- 3☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:45
- 6♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:54
- 7☉︎ Sun23:54 – 01:03
- 8♀︎ Venus01:03 – 02:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:20
- 10☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:38 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Monday, 23 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:46 to 07:37: 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.