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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:29
- 3☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:19
- 6♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:15
- 7☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:05
- 10☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 16:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 17:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:55 – 18:59
- 2☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:02
- 3♀︎ Venus20:02 – 21:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:09
- 5☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:19
- 8♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:22
- 9☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:26
- 10♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:33
- 12☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:36
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Casablanca?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:35 to 07:32: 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.