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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:09 – 07:59
- 2♂︎ Mars07:59 – 08:48
- 3☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:38
- 4♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:17
- 6☽︎ Moon11:17 – 12:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 12:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 13:46
- 9♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:36
- 10☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:25
- 11♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:05
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:05 – 18:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:36
- 4♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:46
- 5☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:57
- 6♀︎ Venus22:57 – 00:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 01:17
- 8☽︎ Moon01:17 – 02:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 04:49
- 11♂︎ Mars04:49 – 05:59
- 12☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:09 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.