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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:43
- 2☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:44
- 5♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:45
- 6☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:45
- 7♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:46
- 9☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:47
- 12♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:47 – 18:47
- 2♀︎ Venus18:47 – 19:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:46
- 4☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:45 – 23:45
- 7♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:45
- 8☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:44
- 9♀︎ Venus01:44 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:44
- 11☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marka?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 17:47: 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?
Mercury, from 05:43 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.