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 Tuesday, 20 July 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:08 – 06:19
- 2☉︎ Sun06:19 – 07:30
- 3♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:52
- 5☽︎ Moon09:52 – 11:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 12:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:24
- 8♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:35
- 9☉︎ Sun14:35 – 15:46
- 10♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:57 – 18:07
- 12☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 20:57
- 3♂︎ Mars20:57 – 21:46
- 4☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:35
- 5♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:14
- 7☽︎ Moon00:14 – 01:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:41
- 10♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:31
- 11☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:20
- 12♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oujda?
On Tuesday, 20 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:08 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.