Planetary hours
in Burao.
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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 09:02
- 4♂︎ Mars09:02 – 10:00
- 5☉︎ Sun10:00 – 10:58
- 6♀︎ Venus10:58 – 11:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:55 – 12:53
- 8☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:49
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 15:47
- 11♂︎ Mars15:47 – 16:45
- 12☉︎ Sun16:45 – 17:43
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:43 – 18:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 19:47
- 3☽︎ Moon19:47 – 20:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:53
- 6♂︎ Mars22:53 – 23:56
- 7☉︎ Sun23:56 – 00:58
- 8♀︎ Venus00:58 – 02:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 03:02
- 10☽︎ Moon03:02 – 04:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 05:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Burao?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 12h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:08 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.