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 Tuesday, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:03
- 2☉︎ Sun08:03 – 09:06
- 3♀︎ Venus09:06 – 10:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 11:13
- 5☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:16 – 13:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:19 – 14:22
- 8♂︎ Mars14:22 – 15:25
- 9☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:29
- 10♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:32 – 18:35
- 12☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:38 – 20:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 21:32
- 3♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:29
- 4☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:26
- 5♀︎ Venus23:26 – 00:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:19
- 7☽︎ Moon01:19 – 02:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 04:10
- 10♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:07
- 11☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:04
- 12♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Meknes?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:00 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.