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, 17 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 07:46
- 2☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 16:57
- 12♂︎ Mars16:57 – 17:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:52 – 18:57
- 2♀︎ Venus18:57 – 20:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:01 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:40
- 11☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oujda?
On Wednesday, 17 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:51 to 07:46: 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.