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 Friday, 19 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:06
- 3☽︎ Moon10:06 – 10:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:35
- 6♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:24
- 7☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:14
- 8♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 15:53
- 10☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:32
- 2☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:42
- 3♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 23:03
- 5☽︎ Moon23:03 – 00:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:35
- 8♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:46
- 9☉︎ Sun03:46 – 04:56
- 10♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:17
- 12☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Temara?
On Friday, 19 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:27 to 09:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.