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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 08:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 10:05
- 4♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:12
- 5☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:19
- 6♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:32
- 8☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 17:53
- 11♂︎ Mars17:53 – 18:59
- 12☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:06
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:06 – 20:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:53
- 3☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:33
- 6♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:26
- 7☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:19
- 8♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:06
- 10☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Meknes?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:45 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.