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 Friday, 11 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:26
- 3☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:30
- 6♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:31
- 7☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:32
- 8♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:35
- 10☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:37
- 2☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:36
- 3♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:34
- 5☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:30
- 8♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:29
- 9☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:28
- 10♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:25
- 12☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Dibir?
On Friday, 11 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 11h 46m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:24 to 06:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.