Planetary hours
in Fes.
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, 17 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:06
- 3♂︎ Mars10:06 – 10:57
- 4☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:48
- 5♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:30
- 7☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 16:02
- 10♂︎ Mars16:02 – 16:53
- 11☉︎ Sun16:53 – 17:44
- 12♀︎ Venus17:44 – 18:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:35 – 19:44
- 2☽︎ Moon19:44 – 20:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:53 – 22:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 23:11
- 5♂︎ Mars23:11 – 00:21
- 6☉︎ Sun00:21 – 01:30
- 7♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:48
- 9☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 06:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:15
- 12♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Fes?
On Saturday, 17 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:24 to 09:15: 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.