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 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:12
- 2☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:48
- 5♂︎ Mars09:48 – 11:00
- 6☉︎ Sun11:00 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:36
- 9☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 17:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:12
- 12♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:12
- 2♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:48
- 4☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:12
- 7♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:00
- 8☉︎ Sun01:00 – 01:48
- 9♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:25
- 11☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oujda?
On Wednesday, 7 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:00 to 06:12: 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.