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, 15 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:43
- 2☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:35
- 5♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:32
- 6☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:30
- 7♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:24
- 9☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:16
- 12♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:16
- 2♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:21
- 4☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:30
- 7♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:33
- 8☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:35
- 9♀︎ Venus01:35 – 02:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:41
- 11☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Dibir?
On Wednesday, 15 December 2027, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:46 to 06:43: 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.