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, 28 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 08:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 09:40
- 4♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:29
- 5☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:19
- 6♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 12:58
- 8☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:38 – 15:28
- 11♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:17
- 12☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:07
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:07 – 18:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:17 – 19:28
- 3☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:38 – 21:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:48 – 22:59
- 6♂︎ Mars22:59 – 00:09
- 7☉︎ Sun00:09 – 01:19
- 8♀︎ Venus01:19 – 02:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:40
- 10☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 06:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Monday, 28 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 14h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:11 to 08:00: 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.