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, 21 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:22
- 2☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 11:56
- 5♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:47
- 6☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:39
- 7♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:21
- 9☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 17:56
- 12♂︎ Mars17:56 – 18:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:55
- 2♀︎ Venus19:55 – 21:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 22:13
- 4☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:38
- 7♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:47
- 8☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:56
- 9♀︎ Venus03:56 – 05:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:13
- 11☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Temara?
On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:30 to 09:22: 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.