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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:40
- 2☉︎ Sun06:40 – 07:37
- 3♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:35 – 09:32
- 5☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:24
- 8♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:21
- 9☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:18
- 10♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:13
- 12☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:16
- 3♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:18
- 4☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:21
- 5♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:27
- 7☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:35
- 10♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:38
- 11☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:40
- 12♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Dibir?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:43 to 06:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.