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 Saturday, 20 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:46 – 07:43
- 3♂︎ Mars07:43 – 08:41
- 4☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:38
- 5♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 11:32
- 7☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:24
- 10♂︎ Mars14:24 – 15:21
- 11☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:18
- 12♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:15
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:18
- 2☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:24 – 21:27
- 5♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:30
- 6☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:32
- 7♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:38
- 9☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:47
- 12♂︎ Mars04:47 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Dibir?
On Saturday, 20 December 2025, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:49 to 06:46: 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.