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, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:20
- 2☉︎ Sun07:20 – 08:31
- 3♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:52
- 5☽︎ Moon10:52 – 12:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:03 – 13:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:24
- 8♂︎ Mars14:24 – 15:35
- 9☉︎ Sun15:35 – 16:45
- 10♀︎ Venus16:45 – 17:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:56 – 19:07
- 12☽︎ Moon19:07 – 20:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 21:56
- 3♂︎ Mars21:56 – 22:46
- 4☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:35
- 5♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:24 – 01:14
- 7☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 02:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 03:42
- 10♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:31
- 11☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:21
- 12♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oujda?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:09 to 07:20: 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.