Planetary hours
in Oujda.
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, 16 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:08 – 08:57
- 2☉︎ Sun08:57 – 09:46
- 3♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 11:24
- 5☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 13:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 13:52
- 8♂︎ Mars13:52 – 14:41
- 9☉︎ Sun14:41 – 15:30
- 10♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:09
- 12☽︎ Moon17:09 – 17:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:20
- 3♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:31
- 4☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:41
- 5♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 01:03
- 7☽︎ Moon01:03 – 02:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:14 – 03:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:36
- 10♂︎ Mars04:36 – 05:47
- 11☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:57
- 12♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oujda?
On Tuesday, 16 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 9h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:08 to 08:57: 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.