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 Wednesday, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 07:42
- 2☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:13
- 5♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:03
- 6☉︎ Sun11:03 – 11:54
- 7♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:34
- 9☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:06
- 12♂︎ Mars16:06 – 16:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:56 – 18:06
- 2♀︎ Venus18:06 – 19:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:15 – 20:25
- 4☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:54
- 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 01:04
- 8☉︎ Sun01:04 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:33
- 11☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:42 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sialkot?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:51 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.