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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:10
- 2☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:11
- 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:11
- 7♀︎ Venus12:11 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:12
- 12♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:12
- 2♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:12
- 4☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:11
- 8☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:11
- 11☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marka?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 12h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:10 to 07:10: 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.