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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:36
- 3♂︎ Mars07:36 – 08:44
- 4☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:51
- 5♀︎ Venus09:51 – 10:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 12:07
- 7☽︎ Moon12:07 – 13:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 14:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:30
- 10♂︎ Mars15:30 – 16:38
- 11☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:46
- 12♀︎ Venus17:46 – 18:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 19:46
- 2☽︎ Moon19:46 – 20:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:38 – 21:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:23
- 5♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:15
- 6☉︎ Sun23:15 – 00:07
- 7♀︎ Venus00:07 – 00:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:59 – 01:52
- 9☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:44 – 03:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:36 – 04:29
- 12♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sialkot?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:20 to 06:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.