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 Wednesday, 1 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:36
- 2☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:29
- 5♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:26
- 6☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:23
- 7♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:18
- 9☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:11
- 12♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:11
- 2♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:16
- 4☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:21 – 23:24
- 7♂︎ Mars23:24 – 00:26
- 8☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:29
- 9♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:34
- 11☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Dibir?
On Wednesday, 1 December 2027, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:39 to 06:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.