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, 23 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:07
- 3☽︎ Moon10:07 – 10:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:42
- 6♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:34
- 7☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:25
- 8♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:09
- 10☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 17:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:52
- 2☉︎ Sun19:52 – 21:00
- 3♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:17
- 5☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:42
- 8♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:50
- 9☉︎ Sun03:50 – 04:58
- 10♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:15
- 12☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Meknes?
On Friday, 23 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:24 to 09:16: 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.