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 Wednesday, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:04
- 2☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:59
- 5♂︎ Mars09:59 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:55
- 7♀︎ Venus11:55 – 12:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:45
- 12♂︎ Mars16:45 – 17:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:45
- 2♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 20:49
- 4☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 23:55
- 7♂︎ Mars23:55 – 00:57
- 8☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:59
- 9♀︎ Venus01:59 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 04:03
- 11☽︎ Moon04:03 – 05:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oujda?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:06 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.