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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:31 – 07:38
- 2♂︎ Mars07:38 – 08:44
- 3☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:51
- 4♀︎ Venus09:51 – 10:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 12:04
- 6☽︎ Moon12:04 – 13:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:23
- 9♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:30
- 10☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:36
- 11♀︎ Venus17:36 – 18:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:49 – 20:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:43 – 21:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:30
- 4♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:23
- 5☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:17
- 6♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:11 – 02:04
- 8☽︎ Moon02:04 – 02:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 03:51
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:51 – 04:45
- 11♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:38
- 12☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oujda?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:31 to 07:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.