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, 9 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:05
- 2☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:38
- 5♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:49
- 6☉︎ Sun10:49 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:23
- 9☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:56
- 12♂︎ Mars17:56 – 19:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:08 – 19:56
- 2♀︎ Venus19:56 – 20:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:34
- 4☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:01
- 7♂︎ Mars00:01 – 00:49
- 8☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:38
- 9♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:16
- 11☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sialkot?
On Wednesday, 9 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 14h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:54 to 06:05: 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.