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 Sunday, 28 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:31 – 07:28
- 2♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:23
- 4☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:14
- 7♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:09
- 9♀︎ Venus14:09 – 15:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:03
- 11☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 17:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:00
- 2♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:03
- 3☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:11
- 6☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:22
- 10☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:24
- 11♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sialkot?
On Sunday, 28 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:31 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.