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, 23 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:13
- 3☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:04 – 11:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:48
- 6♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:39
- 7☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:31
- 8♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:14
- 10☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 17:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 18:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:57
- 2☉︎ Sun19:57 – 21:06
- 3♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:22
- 5☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:47
- 8♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:56
- 9☉︎ Sun03:56 – 05:04
- 10♀︎ Venus05:04 – 06:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:21
- 12☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Temara?
On Friday, 23 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:29 to 09:21: 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.