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 Saturday, 2 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:37 – 07:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:45 – 08:53
- 3♂︎ Mars08:53 – 10:01
- 4☉︎ Sun10:01 – 11:09
- 5♀︎ Venus11:09 – 12:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:24
- 7☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:48
- 10♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:56
- 11☉︎ Sun17:56 – 19:04
- 12♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:04
- 2☽︎ Moon21:04 – 21:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:56 – 22:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:40
- 5♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:32
- 6☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:24
- 7♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:08
- 9☽︎ Moon03:08 – 04:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 04:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:52 – 05:44
- 12♂︎ Mars05:44 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Temara?
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:37 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.