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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:06
- 3☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 09:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:56
- 6♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:52
- 7☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:49
- 8♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:42
- 10☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:35
- 2☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:39
- 3♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:46
- 5☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:56
- 8♂︎ Mars00:56 – 02:00
- 9☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:04
- 10♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:11
- 12☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oujda?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:14 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.