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 Tuesday, 21 December 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:07 – 07:57
- 2☉︎ Sun07:57 – 08:47
- 3♀︎ Venus08:47 – 09:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:26
- 5☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 12:55
- 8♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:44
- 9☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:34
- 10♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:13
- 12☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:24
- 3♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:34
- 4☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:45
- 5♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 00:05
- 7☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:47
- 11☉︎ Sun04:47 – 05:58
- 12♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rawalpindi?
On Tuesday, 21 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:07 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.