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 Friday, 2 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:14
- 3☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:04 – 11:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 12:44
- 6♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:34
- 7☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:24
- 8♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:04
- 10☽︎ Moon16:04 – 16:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 17:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:44
- 2☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:54
- 3♀︎ Venus20:54 – 22:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:14
- 5☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:44
- 8♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:54
- 9☉︎ Sun03:54 – 05:04
- 10♀︎ Venus05:04 – 06:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:25
- 12☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:35
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Casablanca?
On Friday, 2 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:35 to 09:24: 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.