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, 5 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:22
- 2☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:30
- 3♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:47
- 5☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 13:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 14:13
- 8♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:21
- 9☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:30
- 10♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:47
- 12☽︎ Moon18:47 – 19:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 20:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:38
- 3♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:29
- 4☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:21
- 5♀︎ Venus23:21 – 00:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:04
- 7☽︎ Moon01:04 – 01:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 02:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:38
- 10♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:29
- 11☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:21
- 12♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oujda?
On Tuesday, 5 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:13 to 07:22: 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.