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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:53 – 07:44
- 2☉︎ Sun07:44 – 08:34
- 3♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:15
- 5☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 11:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:47
- 8♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:37
- 9☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:28
- 10♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:09
- 12☽︎ Moon16:09 – 16:59
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:18
- 3♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:28
- 4☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:37
- 5♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:57
- 7☽︎ Moon23:57 – 01:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 02:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:25
- 10♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:35
- 11☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:45
- 12♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 13h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:53 to 07:44: 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.