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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 12 of the day, until 17:46
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:43
- 2☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:43
- 5♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:44
- 6☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:44
- 7♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:44
- 9☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:45
- 12♂︎ Mars16:45 – 17:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:45
- 2♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:45
- 4☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:45 – 22:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:44
- 7♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:43
- 9♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:43
- 11☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:42
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marka?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 11h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:42 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.