Planetary hours
in Gebiley.
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 Sunday, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:56 – 06:58
- 2♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:02
- 4☽︎ Moon09:02 – 10:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 11:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:10
- 8☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:17
- 2♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:15
- 3☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:13
- 4♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:09
- 6☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:04
- 9♂︎ Mars02:04 – 03:02
- 10☉︎ Sun03:02 – 04:00
- 11♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gebiley?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:56 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.