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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:20 – 06:23
- 2☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:27
- 3♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:34
- 5☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:45
- 8♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:48
- 9☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:52
- 10♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 16:59
- 12☽︎ Moon16:59 – 18:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 18:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 19:55
- 3♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:52
- 4☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:48
- 5♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:41
- 7☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:30
- 10♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:27
- 11☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:23
- 12♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Dibir?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:20 to 06:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.