Planetary hours
in Meknes.
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 Tuesday, 16 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:10
- 2☉︎ Sun09:10 – 09:59
- 3♀︎ Venus09:59 – 10:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:38
- 5☽︎ Moon11:38 – 12:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:07
- 8♂︎ Mars14:07 – 14:56
- 9☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:46
- 10♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:36 – 17:25
- 12☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:36
- 3♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:46
- 4☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:57
- 5♀︎ Venus22:57 – 00:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 01:18
- 7☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:49
- 10♂︎ Mars04:49 – 06:00
- 11☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:10
- 12♀︎ Venus07:10 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Meknes?
On Tuesday, 16 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:20 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.