Planetary hours
in Sialkot.
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, 30 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:14 – 06:23
- 2♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:32
- 3☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:41
- 4♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:59
- 6☽︎ Moon10:59 – 12:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 13:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:25
- 9♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:34
- 10☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:43
- 11♀︎ Venus16:43 – 17:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 19:01
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:01 – 19:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 20:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 21:35
- 4♂︎ Mars21:35 – 22:26
- 5☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:17
- 6♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 00:59
- 8☽︎ Moon00:59 – 01:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:33
- 11♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:24
- 12☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sialkot?
On Thursday, 30 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:14 to 06:23: 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.