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 Monday, 18 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:03 – 07:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 08:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:46 – 09:37
- 4♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:29
- 5☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:20
- 6♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:03
- 8☽︎ Moon13:03 – 13:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 14:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:38
- 11♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:29
- 12☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:21
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:38
- 3☽︎ Moon19:38 – 20:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 23:03
- 6♂︎ Mars23:03 – 00:12
- 7☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:20
- 8♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:37
- 10☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sialkot?
On Monday, 18 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:03 to 07:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.