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 Sunday, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:05 – 07:57
- 2♀︎ Venus07:57 – 08:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:43
- 4☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:21
- 7♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:14
- 8☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:06
- 9♀︎ Venus14:06 – 14:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 15:52
- 11☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:44
- 2♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:52
- 3☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:59
- 4♀︎ Venus20:59 – 22:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:13
- 6☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:42
- 10☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:49
- 11♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:05 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.