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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:23
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:23 – 08:22
- 4♂︎ Mars08:22 – 09:21
- 5☉︎ Sun09:21 – 10:20
- 6♀︎ Venus10:20 – 11:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:19
- 8☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:18 – 14:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:16
- 11♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:15
- 12☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:14
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:14 – 18:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:15 – 19:16
- 3☽︎ Moon19:16 – 20:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:19
- 6♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:20
- 7☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:20
- 8♀︎ Venus00:20 – 01:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:22
- 10☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:23 – 04:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Dibir?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:25 to 06:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.