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 Saturday, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:42 – 07:39
- 3♂︎ Mars07:39 – 08:37
- 4☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:34
- 5♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:28
- 7☽︎ Moon11:28 – 12:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 14:20
- 10♂︎ Mars14:20 – 15:17
- 11☉︎ Sun15:17 – 16:14
- 12♀︎ Venus16:14 – 17:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:14
- 2☽︎ Moon18:14 – 19:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:23
- 5♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:26
- 6☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:28
- 7♀︎ Venus23:28 – 00:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:34
- 9☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:37 – 03:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:40 – 04:43
- 12♂︎ Mars04:43 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Dibir?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:45 to 06:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.