Planetary hours
in Temara.
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, 23 January 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:30 – 09:21
- 2☉︎ Sun09:21 – 10:13
- 3♀︎ Venus10:13 – 11:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:04 – 11:56
- 5☽︎ Moon11:56 – 12:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:47 – 13:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:31
- 8♂︎ Mars14:31 – 15:22
- 9☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:14
- 10♀︎ Venus16:14 – 17:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 17:57
- 12☽︎ Moon17:57 – 18:48
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 19:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 21:05
- 3♂︎ Mars21:05 – 22:14
- 4☉︎ Sun22:14 – 23:22
- 5♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:30 – 01:39
- 7☽︎ Moon01:39 – 02:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:47 – 03:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 05:04
- 10♂︎ Mars05:04 – 06:12
- 11☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:21
- 12♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Temara?
On Tuesday, 23 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:30 to 09:21: 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.