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 Friday, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:31
- 3☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 11:04
- 6♂︎ Mars11:04 – 11:55
- 7☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:46
- 8♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:27
- 10☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 17:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:00 – 18:09
- 2☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:18
- 3♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:37
- 5☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 01:04
- 8♂︎ Mars01:04 – 02:14
- 9☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:23
- 10♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:41
- 12☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:50 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.