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, 11 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:43 – 06:47
- 2♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:56
- 4☽︎ Moon08:56 – 10:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 11:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:09
- 7♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:13
- 8☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:17
- 9♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:26
- 11☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:35 – 19:30
- 2♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:26
- 3☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:21
- 4♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:13
- 6☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 01:59
- 9♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:55
- 10☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:50
- 11♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Sunday, 11 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:43 to 06:47: 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.