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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 06:49
- 2♂︎ Mars06:49 – 07:50
- 3☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:50
- 4♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:50
- 6☽︎ Moon10:50 – 11:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 13:50
- 9♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:51
- 10☉︎ Sun14:51 – 15:51
- 11♀︎ Venus15:51 – 16:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:51 – 17:51
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:51 – 18:51
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 19:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:51 – 20:51
- 4♂︎ Mars20:51 – 21:51
- 5☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:50
- 6♀︎ Venus22:50 – 23:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 00:50
- 8☽︎ Moon00:50 – 01:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:50 – 03:50
- 11♂︎ Mars03:50 – 04:50
- 12☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marka?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 12h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 11h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:49 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.