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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:45 – 07:36
- 2☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:27
- 3♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:08
- 5☽︎ Moon10:08 – 10:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:41
- 8♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:32
- 9☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:23
- 10♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:05
- 12☽︎ Moon16:05 – 16:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:14
- 3♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:23
- 4☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:32
- 5♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:51
- 7☽︎ Moon23:51 – 01:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:18
- 10♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:27
- 11☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:36
- 12♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sialkot?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:45 to 07:36: 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.