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 Friday, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:03 – 07:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 08:44
- 3☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:14
- 6♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:05
- 7☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:55
- 8♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:36
- 10☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:16
- 2☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:26
- 3♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:45
- 5☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 00:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:15
- 8♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:53
- 12☽︎ Moon05:53 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sialkot?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:03 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.