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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:25
- 2♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:23
- 4☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:18
- 7♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:17
- 8☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:15
- 9♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:12
- 11☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:11
- 2♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:12
- 3☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:14
- 4♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:17
- 6☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:21
- 9♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:23
- 10☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:24
- 11♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Dibir?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:27 to 06:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.