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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:50 – 06:49
- 2♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 08:47
- 4☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:43
- 7♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:42
- 8☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:41
- 9♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:38
- 11☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:37
- 2♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:38
- 3☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:39
- 4♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:42
- 6☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:46
- 9♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:47
- 10☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:48
- 11♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:51
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berbera?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 12h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:50 to 06:49: 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.