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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:36
- 3♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:45
- 4☉︎ Sun09:45 – 10:55
- 5♀︎ Venus10:55 – 12:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 13:13
- 7☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:41
- 10♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:51
- 11☉︎ Sun17:51 – 19:00
- 12♀︎ Venus19:00 – 20:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:00
- 2☽︎ Moon21:00 – 21:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:32
- 5♂︎ Mars23:32 – 00:23
- 6☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:14
- 7♀︎ Venus01:14 – 02:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 02:55
- 9☽︎ Moon02:55 – 03:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:36 – 05:27
- 12♂︎ Mars05:27 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oujda?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:17 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.