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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:24
- 3☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:20
- 6♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:18
- 7☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:17
- 8♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:14
- 10☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:10 – 18:11
- 2☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:13
- 3♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:16
- 5☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:20
- 8♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:21
- 9☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:23
- 10♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:25
- 12☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Dibir?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 11h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:26 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.