Planetary hours
in Berbera.
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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:48 – 06:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:48
- 3☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:47
- 6♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:47
- 7☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:46
- 8♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:46
- 10☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 17:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:45 – 18:46
- 2☉︎ Sun18:46 – 19:46
- 3♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:46
- 5☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:47
- 8♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:47
- 9☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:47
- 10♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:48
- 12☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berbera?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:48 to 06:48: 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.