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, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:19 – 07:28
- 2☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:37
- 3♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 10:55
- 5☽︎ Moon10:55 – 12:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 13:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:22
- 8♂︎ Mars14:22 – 15:31
- 9☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:40
- 10♀︎ Venus16:40 – 17:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 18:58
- 12☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 20:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:49
- 3♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:40
- 4☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:31
- 5♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:13
- 7☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 02:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:56 – 03:47
- 10♂︎ Mars03:47 – 04:38
- 11☉︎ Sun04:38 – 05:29
- 12♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oujda?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:19 to 07:28: 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.