Planetary hours
in Ruqi.
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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Mogadishu).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:55 – 06:54
- 2☉︎ Sun06:54 – 07:53
- 3♀︎ Venus07:53 – 08:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:52
- 5☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:50
- 8♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:49
- 9☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:49
- 10♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:47
- 12☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 18:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 19:48
- 3♂︎ Mars19:48 – 20:49
- 4☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:49
- 5♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:51
- 7☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:53
- 10♂︎ Mars02:53 – 03:53
- 11☉︎ Sun03:53 – 04:54
- 12♀︎ Venus04:54 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ruqi?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:55 to 06:54: 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.