Planetary hours
in Rabat.
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 Saturday, 3 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:12
- 3♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:02
- 4☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:52
- 5♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:31
- 7☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:01
- 10♂︎ Mars16:01 – 16:51
- 11☉︎ Sun16:51 – 17:40
- 12♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:40
- 2☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 22:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 23:11
- 5♂︎ Mars23:11 – 00:21
- 6☉︎ Sun00:21 – 01:31
- 7♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:52
- 9☽︎ Moon03:52 – 05:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 06:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:23
- 12♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rabat?
On Saturday, 3 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:33 to 09:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.