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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:50 – 07:57
- 2☉︎ Sun07:57 – 09:04
- 3♀︎ Venus09:04 – 10:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 11:17
- 5☽︎ Moon11:17 – 12:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:37
- 8♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:44
- 9☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:50
- 10♀︎ Venus16:50 – 17:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:57 – 19:04
- 12☽︎ Moon19:04 – 20:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 21:57
- 3♂︎ Mars21:57 – 22:51
- 4☉︎ Sun22:51 – 23:44
- 5♀︎ Venus23:44 – 00:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:31
- 7☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:11
- 10♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:04
- 11☉︎ Sun05:04 – 05:58
- 12♀︎ Venus05:58 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rabat?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 13h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:50 to 07:57: 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.