Planetary hours
in Marka.
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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:44
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:44 – 08:44
- 4♂︎ Mars08:44 – 09:45
- 5☉︎ Sun09:45 – 10:45
- 6♀︎ Venus10:45 – 11:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:45 – 12:46
- 8☽︎ Moon12:46 – 13:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:47
- 11♂︎ Mars15:47 – 16:47
- 12☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:48
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:48 – 18:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 19:47
- 3☽︎ Moon19:47 – 20:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:46 – 22:46
- 6♂︎ Mars22:46 – 23:45
- 7☉︎ Sun23:45 – 00:45
- 8♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:45 – 02:44
- 10☽︎ Moon02:44 – 03:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marka?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 12h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:43 to 06:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.