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 Saturday, 27 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:26
- 3♂︎ Mars08:26 – 09:23
- 4☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:20
- 5♀︎ Venus10:20 – 11:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:17 – 12:14
- 7☽︎ Moon12:14 – 13:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:11 – 14:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:09 – 15:06
- 10♂︎ Mars15:06 – 16:03
- 11☉︎ Sun16:03 – 17:00
- 12♀︎ Venus17:00 – 17:57
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:57 – 19:00
- 2☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:02 – 21:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 22:08
- 5♂︎ Mars22:08 – 23:11
- 6☉︎ Sun23:11 – 00:14
- 7♀︎ Venus00:14 – 01:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:17 – 02:19
- 9☽︎ Moon02:19 – 03:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:28
- 12♂︎ Mars05:28 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sialkot?
On Saturday, 27 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:32 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.