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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:06 – 07:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:45
- 3☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:14
- 6♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:04
- 7☉︎ Sun12:04 – 12:53
- 8♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:33
- 10☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:02 – 18:12
- 2☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:22
- 3♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:43
- 5☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 00:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:14
- 8♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:25
- 9☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:35
- 10♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:56
- 12☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:06 to 07:56: 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.