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 Sunday, 16 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:30
- 2♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:26
- 4☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:19
- 7♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:17
- 8☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:15
- 9♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:11
- 11☽︎ Moon15:11 – 16:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:09
- 2♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:11
- 3☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:13
- 4♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:17
- 6☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:24
- 9♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:26
- 10☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:28
- 11♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Dibir?
On Sunday, 16 November 2025, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 11h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 12h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:32 to 06:30: 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.