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, 22 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:19
- 3☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:13
- 6♂︎ Mars11:13 – 12:11
- 7☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:09
- 8♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:05
- 10☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:01
- 2☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:03
- 3♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:07
- 5☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:13
- 8♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:15
- 9☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:17
- 10♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:21
- 12☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berbera?
On Friday, 22 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:22 to 07:21: 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.