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 Wednesday, 14 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:23
- 2☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 11:55
- 5♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:46
- 6☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:36
- 7♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:18
- 9☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 17:50
- 12♂︎ Mars17:50 – 18:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:50
- 2♀︎ Venus19:50 – 20:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 22:08
- 4☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:36
- 7♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:46
- 8☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:55
- 9♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:14
- 11☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Temara?
On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:32 to 09:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.