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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:37
- 4☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:29
- 7♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:26
- 8☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:23
- 9♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:18
- 11☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:15
- 2♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:18
- 3☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:21
- 4♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:26
- 6☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:35
- 9♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:37
- 10☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:40
- 11♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Dibir?
On Sunday, 13 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 05:46, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:45 to 06:43: 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.