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 Thursday, 12 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:28
- 2♂︎ Mars06:28 – 07:26
- 3☉︎ Sun07:26 – 08:25
- 4♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:21
- 6☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:15
- 9♂︎ Mars13:15 – 14:13
- 10☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:11
- 11♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:07
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:13
- 4♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:15
- 5☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:17
- 6♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:21
- 8☽︎ Moon00:21 – 01:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:27
- 11♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:29
- 12☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Dibir?
On Thursday, 12 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:30 to 06:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.