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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:00 – 07:50
- 2♂︎ Mars07:50 – 08:40
- 3☉︎ Sun08:40 – 09:31
- 4♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:21 – 11:11
- 6☽︎ Moon11:11 – 12:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 12:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 13:41
- 9♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:31
- 10☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:21
- 11♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:01
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:01 – 18:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:31
- 4♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:41
- 5☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:51
- 6♀︎ Venus22:51 – 00:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 01:11
- 8☽︎ Moon01:11 – 02:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:21 – 03:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:41
- 11♂︎ Mars04:41 – 05:51
- 12☉︎ Sun05:51 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sialkot?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 10h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 13h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:00 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.