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 Wednesday, 17 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:10
- 2☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:39
- 5♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:28
- 6☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:18
- 7♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 14:57
- 9☽︎ Moon14:57 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:26
- 12♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:26
- 2♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:47
- 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 00:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:18
- 7♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:29
- 8☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:39
- 9♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 06:00
- 11☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Meknes?
On Wednesday, 17 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 9h 54m, 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?
Mercury, from 08:21 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 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.