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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 08:55
- 3♂︎ Mars08:55 – 10:03
- 4☉︎ Sun10:03 – 11:11
- 5♀︎ Venus11:11 – 12:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:27
- 7☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:52
- 10♂︎ Mars16:52 – 18:00
- 11☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:08
- 12♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:08
- 2☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 22:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:44
- 5♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:36
- 6☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:27
- 7♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:11
- 9☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 05:47
- 12♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Meknes?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:38 to 07:46: 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.