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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:37 – 07:33
- 2♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:15
- 7♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:00
- 11☽︎ Moon16:00 – 16:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 17:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 18:56
- 2♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:00
- 3☉︎ Sun20:00 – 21:04
- 4♀︎ Venus21:04 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:11
- 6☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:23
- 9♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:27
- 10☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:30
- 11♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:38
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Casablanca?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:37 to 07:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.