Planetary hours
in Al Hoceïma.
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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:15
- 3☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:04
- 6♂︎ Mars11:04 – 12:01
- 7☉︎ Sun12:01 – 12:57
- 8♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:50
- 10☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:43
- 2☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:46
- 3♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 21:54
- 5☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 00:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 01:05
- 8♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:08
- 9☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:12
- 10♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:19
- 12☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:23
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Hoceïma?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:22 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.