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 Monday, 12 January 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:04
- 4♂︎ Mars11:04 – 11:55
- 5☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:45
- 6♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:26
- 8☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 16:57
- 11♂︎ Mars16:57 – 17:48
- 12☉︎ Sun17:48 – 18:38
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:38 – 19:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:48 – 20:57
- 3☽︎ Moon20:57 – 22:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:26
- 6♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:35
- 7☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:45
- 8♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 05:04
- 10☽︎ Moon05:04 – 06:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:23 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Temara?
On Monday, 12 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:33 to 09:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.