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, 17 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 09:00
- 3☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:22
- 7☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:27
- 8♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:38
- 10☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 19:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:54 – 20:49
- 2☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:43
- 3♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:32
- 5☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:15
- 8♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:10
- 9☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:04
- 10♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 05:53
- 12☽︎ Moon05:53 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Meknes?
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:49 to 07:54: 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.