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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 07:48
- 2☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:28
- 5♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:15
- 7♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:02
- 9☽︎ Moon14:02 – 14:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:42
- 12♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:42
- 2♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:55
- 4☽︎ Moon20:55 – 22:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:15
- 7♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:28
- 9♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:41
- 11☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sialkot?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:55 to 07:48: 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.