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, 7 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:18
- 2☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 10:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:48
- 5♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:38
- 6☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:28
- 7♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:08
- 9☽︎ Moon15:08 – 15:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 16:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 17:39
- 12♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:29 – 19:39
- 2♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:58
- 4☽︎ Moon21:58 – 23:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 00:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:28
- 7♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:38
- 8☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:48
- 9♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:08
- 11☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Meknes?
On Wednesday, 7 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 10h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 13h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:28 to 09:18: 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.