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 Sunday, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:25 – 07:34
- 2♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:54
- 4☽︎ Moon09:54 – 11:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:04 – 12:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 13:24
- 7♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:34
- 8☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:43
- 9♀︎ Venus15:43 – 16:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:53 – 18:03
- 11☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:23 – 21:13
- 2♂︎ Mars21:13 – 22:03
- 3☉︎ Sun22:03 – 22:53
- 4♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:33
- 6☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:04
- 9♂︎ Mars03:04 – 03:54
- 10☉︎ Sun03:54 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Temara?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:25 to 07:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.