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 Saturday, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- 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♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 06:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 07:47
- 3♂︎ Mars07:47 – 08:47
- 4☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:47
- 5♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:46
- 7☽︎ Moon11:46 – 12:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:46 – 13:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:46
- 10♂︎ Mars14:46 – 15:45
- 11☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:45
- 12♀︎ Venus16:45 – 17:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 18:45
- 2☽︎ Moon18:45 – 19:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 20:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:46 – 21:46
- 5♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:46
- 6☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:46
- 7♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:47 – 01:47
- 9☽︎ Moon01:47 – 02:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:47 – 03:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:48 – 04:48
- 12♂︎ Mars04:48 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berbera?
On Saturday, 10 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?
Saturn, 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: 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.