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, 24 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:39
- 2☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:28
- 5♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:13
- 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 17:02
- 12♂︎ Mars17:02 – 17:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:02
- 2♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 21:09
- 4☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:20
- 7♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:34
- 11☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oujda?
On Wednesday, 24 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:43 to 07:39: 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.