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, 21 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:16
- 2☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 10:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 11:50
- 5♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:42
- 6☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:33
- 7♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:16
- 9☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 17:50
- 12♂︎ Mars17:50 – 18:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:50
- 2♀︎ Venus19:50 – 20:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 22:07
- 4☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:33
- 7♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:42
- 8☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:50
- 9♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:07
- 11☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Meknes?
On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:25 to 09:16: 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.