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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:22
- 2☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 10:55
- 5♂︎ Mars10:55 – 11:47
- 6☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:38
- 7♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:20
- 9☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:54
- 12♂︎ Mars16:54 – 17:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:45 – 18:54
- 2♀︎ Venus18:54 – 20:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:13
- 11☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rabat?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:31 to 08:22: 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.