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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:05
- 2☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:01
- 3♀︎ Venus08:01 – 08:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:54
- 5☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:42
- 8♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:38
- 9☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:35
- 10♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:27
- 12☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:31
- 3♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:35
- 4☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:39
- 5♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:46
- 7☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 02:58
- 10♂︎ Mars02:58 – 04:02
- 11☉︎ Sun04:02 – 05:06
- 12♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sialkot?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 12h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:09 to 07:05: 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.