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 Saturday, 17 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:16
- 3♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:07
- 4☉︎ Sun11:07 – 11:58
- 5♀︎ Venus11:58 – 12:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:40
- 7☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:13
- 10♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:04
- 11☉︎ Sun17:04 – 17:56
- 12♀︎ Venus17:56 – 18:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 19:55
- 2☽︎ Moon19:55 – 21:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 22:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 23:22
- 5♂︎ Mars23:22 – 00:31
- 6☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:40
- 7♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:58
- 9☽︎ Moon03:58 – 05:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 06:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:16 – 07:25
- 12♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:33
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Casablanca?
On Saturday, 17 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:34 to 09:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.