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, 21 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:11
- 2♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:11
- 3☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:11
- 4♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 11:11
- 6☽︎ Moon11:11 – 12:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 14:12
- 9♂︎ Mars14:12 – 15:12
- 10☉︎ Sun15:12 – 16:12
- 11♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:13
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:12 – 21:12
- 4♂︎ Mars21:12 – 22:12
- 5☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:12
- 6♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:12
- 8☽︎ Moon01:12 – 02:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:11 – 04:11
- 11♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:11
- 12☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marka?
On Thursday, 21 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 12h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:10 to 07:11: 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.