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 Tuesday, 11 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:22 – 06:30
- 2☉︎ Sun06:30 – 07:37
- 3♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:52
- 5☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 12:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 13:14
- 8♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:21
- 9☉︎ Sun14:21 – 15:28
- 10♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:36 – 17:43
- 12☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:50 – 19:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 20:36
- 3♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:29
- 4☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:21
- 5♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:07
- 7☽︎ Moon00:07 – 00:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 01:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:45
- 10♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:38
- 11☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:30
- 12♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sialkot?
On Tuesday, 11 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:22 to 06:30: 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.