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, 3 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:13
- 3☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:22
- 6♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:25
- 7☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:28
- 8♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:35
- 10☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:41
- 2☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:37
- 3♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:31
- 5☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:21
- 8♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:18
- 9☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:15
- 10♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:09
- 12☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Meknes?
On Friday, 3 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:07 to 08:10: 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.