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 Sunday, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:34 – 07:40
- 2♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:52
- 4☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 12:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:15
- 8☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:21
- 9♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:33
- 11☽︎ Moon17:33 – 18:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:39 – 19:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 20:40
- 2♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:34
- 3☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:28
- 4♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:16
- 6☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 02:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 02:58
- 9♂︎ Mars02:58 – 03:52
- 10☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:46
- 11♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oujda?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:34 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.