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, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:37
- 2♂︎ Mars06:37 – 07:35
- 3☉︎ Sun07:35 – 08:32
- 4♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:27
- 6☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:19
- 9♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:16
- 10☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:14
- 11♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:09
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:17
- 4♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:19
- 5☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:22
- 6♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:27
- 8☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:35
- 11♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:38
- 12☉︎ Sun04:38 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Dibir?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:40 to 06:37: 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.