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, 4 July 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:59 – 06:10
- 2♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:32
- 4☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 12:06
- 7♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:17
- 8☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:28
- 9♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:50
- 11☽︎ Moon16:50 – 18:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 19:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:01
- 2♂︎ Mars20:01 – 20:50
- 3☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:39
- 4♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:17
- 6☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 00:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 01:44
- 9♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:33
- 10☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:21
- 11♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sialkot?
On Sunday, 4 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 14h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 9h 47m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:59 to 06:10: 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.