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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:34 – 08:42
- 4♂︎ Mars08:42 – 09:51
- 5☉︎ Sun09:51 – 10:59
- 6♀︎ Venus10:59 – 12:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:16
- 8☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:41
- 11♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:49
- 12☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:58
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:58 – 19:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:41
- 3☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:16
- 6♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:08
- 7☉︎ Sun00:08 – 00:59
- 8♀︎ Venus00:59 – 01:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:43
- 10☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:34 – 04:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:26 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sialkot?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:17 to 06:25: 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.