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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:13
- 2☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 09:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:00
- 5♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:52
- 7♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:43
- 9☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:30
- 12♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:30
- 2♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:39
- 4☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:52
- 7♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:10
- 11☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oujda?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:18 to 07:13: 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.