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, 4 February 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:10
- 2☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 10:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:49
- 5♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:43
- 6☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:36
- 7♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:22
- 9☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:02
- 12♂︎ Mars18:02 – 18:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:55 – 20:02
- 2♀︎ Venus20:02 – 21:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:15
- 4☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:35
- 7♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:42
- 8☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:49
- 9♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 06:02
- 11☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Meknes?
On Wednesday, 4 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:16 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.