Planetary hours
in Casablanca.
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 Tuesday, 19 August 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:55 – 08:01
- 2☉︎ Sun08:01 – 09:08
- 3♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:21
- 5☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:27 – 13:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:33 – 14:40
- 8♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:46
- 9☉︎ Sun15:46 – 16:52
- 10♀︎ Venus16:52 – 17:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:59 – 19:05
- 12☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 21:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 21:59
- 3♂︎ Mars21:59 – 22:53
- 4☉︎ Sun22:53 – 23:46
- 5♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:34
- 7☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:21 – 04:15
- 10♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:08
- 11☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:02
- 12♀︎ Venus06:02 – 06:56
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Casablanca?
On Tuesday, 19 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:55 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.