Planetary hours
in Hargeysa.
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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:52 – 06:51
- 2☉︎ Sun06:51 – 07:50
- 3♀︎ Venus07:50 – 08:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:49
- 5☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:47
- 8♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:47
- 9☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:46
- 10♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:45
- 12☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:44
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:46
- 3♂︎ Mars19:46 – 20:46
- 4☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:47
- 5♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:48
- 7☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:50
- 10♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:50
- 11☉︎ Sun03:50 – 04:51
- 12♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hargeysa?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:52 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.