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, 17 December 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:26 – 09:16
- 2☉︎ Sun09:16 – 10:05
- 3♀︎ Venus10:05 – 10:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 11:44
- 5☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 14:13
- 8♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:02
- 9☉︎ Sun15:02 – 15:52
- 10♀︎ Venus15:52 – 16:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 17:31
- 12☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:20 – 19:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:42
- 3♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:52
- 4☉︎ Sun21:52 – 23:03
- 5♀︎ Venus23:03 – 00:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 01:24
- 7☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:45 – 04:55
- 10♂︎ Mars04:55 – 06:06
- 11☉︎ Sun06:06 – 07:16
- 12♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Temara?
On Tuesday, 17 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:26 to 09:16: 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.