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 Wednesday, 7 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:23
- 2☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 11:53
- 5♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:43
- 6☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:33
- 7♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:13
- 9☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 16:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:43
- 12♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:43
- 2♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 22:03
- 4☽︎ Moon22:03 – 23:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:33
- 7♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:43
- 8☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:53
- 9♀︎ Venus03:53 – 05:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:13
- 11☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rabat?
On Wednesday, 7 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 10h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:33 to 09:23: 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.