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, 22 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 06:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:19
- 3♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:29
- 4☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:39
- 5♀︎ Venus09:39 – 10:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:48 – 11:58
- 7☽︎ Moon11:58 – 13:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 14:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:28
- 10♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:38
- 11☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:47
- 12♀︎ Venus17:47 – 18:57
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:57 – 19:47
- 2☽︎ Moon19:47 – 20:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:18
- 5♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:08
- 6☉︎ Sun23:08 – 23:58
- 7♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 01:38
- 9☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:09
- 12♂︎ Mars04:09 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sialkot?
On Saturday, 22 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:59 to 06:09: 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.