Planetary hours
in El Dibir.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 7 of the night, until 00:20
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:26
- 2☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:21
- 5♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:20
- 6☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:18
- 7♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:15
- 9☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 16:10
- 12♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:10
- 2♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:13
- 4☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:18
- 7♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:20
- 8☉︎ Sun00:20 – 01:22
- 9♀︎ Venus01:22 – 02:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:25
- 11☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Dibir?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:28 to 06:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.