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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:49 – 07:56
- 2♀︎ Venus07:56 – 09:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 10:10
- 4☽︎ Moon10:10 – 11:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:31
- 7♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:38
- 8☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:45
- 9♀︎ Venus15:45 – 16:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 17:59
- 11☽︎ Moon17:59 – 19:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 20:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:06
- 2♂︎ Mars21:06 – 21:59
- 3☉︎ Sun21:59 – 22:52
- 4♀︎ Venus22:52 – 23:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:38
- 6☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:17
- 9♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:10
- 10☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:04
- 11♀︎ Venus05:04 – 05:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rabat?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:49 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.