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 Tuesday, 24 March 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:21
- 2☉︎ Sun08:21 – 09:23
- 3♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:26
- 5☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:27 – 13:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:28 – 14:30
- 8♂︎ Mars14:30 – 15:31
- 9☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:32
- 10♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:34 – 18:35
- 12☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:36 – 20:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 21:33
- 3♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:32
- 4☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:30
- 5♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:28
- 7☽︎ Moon01:28 – 02:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:23
- 10♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:22
- 11☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:20
- 12♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Meknes?
On Tuesday, 24 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:20 to 08:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.