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 Saturday, 18 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:47 – 07:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 08:59
- 3♂︎ Mars08:59 – 10:04
- 4☉︎ Sun10:04 – 11:10
- 5♀︎ Venus11:10 – 12:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:21
- 7☽︎ Moon13:21 – 14:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:38
- 10♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:44
- 11☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:50
- 12♀︎ Venus18:50 – 19:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 20:49
- 2☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:32
- 5♂︎ Mars23:32 – 00:26
- 6☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:21
- 7♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 03:09
- 9☽︎ Moon03:09 – 04:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 05:52
- 12♂︎ Mars05:52 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Meknes?
On Saturday, 18 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:47 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.