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 Friday, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:57 – 06:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:52
- 3☽︎ Moon07:52 – 08:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:44
- 6♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:41
- 7☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:39
- 8♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:33
- 10☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:28
- 2☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:31
- 3♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:36
- 5☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:44
- 8♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:47
- 9☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:49
- 10♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:55
- 12☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Dibir?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:57 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.