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, 30 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:52 – 07:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:24
- 4♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:15
- 5☉︎ Sun10:15 – 11:05
- 6♀︎ Venus11:05 – 11:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 12:46
- 8☽︎ Moon12:46 – 13:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:18
- 11♂︎ Mars15:18 – 16:09
- 12☉︎ Sun16:09 – 16:59
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:59 – 18:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:18
- 3☽︎ Moon19:18 – 20:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:28 – 21:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:47
- 6♂︎ Mars22:47 – 23:56
- 7☉︎ Sun23:56 – 01:06
- 8♀︎ Venus01:06 – 02:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 03:25
- 10☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Monday, 30 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 10h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:52 to 07:43: 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.