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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:41
- 2☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 10:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 11:09
- 5♂︎ Mars11:09 – 12:19
- 6☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:28
- 7♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:47
- 9☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:15
- 12♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:15
- 2♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 22:57
- 4☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:28
- 7♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:19
- 8☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:10
- 9♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:51
- 11☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Meknes?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:31 to 07:41: 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.