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, 20 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:40 – 07:40
- 3♂︎ Mars07:40 – 08:41
- 4☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:41
- 5♀︎ Venus09:41 – 10:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:42
- 7☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 13:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:43 – 14:44
- 10♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:44
- 11☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:45
- 12♀︎ Venus16:45 – 17:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 18:45
- 2☽︎ Moon18:45 – 19:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 20:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 21:43
- 5♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:43
- 6☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:42
- 7♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:41
- 9☽︎ Moon01:41 – 02:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:40 – 03:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:40 – 04:39
- 12♂︎ Mars04:39 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Dibir?
On Saturday, 20 March 2027, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:39 to 06:40: 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.