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 Friday, 16 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:08
- 3☽︎ Moon10:08 – 10:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:41
- 6♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:32
- 7☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:22
- 8♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:04
- 10☽︎ Moon16:04 – 16:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 17:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 18:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:46
- 2☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:55
- 3♀︎ Venus20:55 – 22:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:13
- 5☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:41
- 8♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:50
- 9☉︎ Sun03:50 – 04:59
- 10♀︎ Venus04:59 – 06:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:17
- 12☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Meknes?
On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:26 to 09:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.