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, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:33 – 08:45
- 3♂︎ Mars08:45 – 09:56
- 4☉︎ Sun09:56 – 11:08
- 5♀︎ Venus11:08 – 12:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:20 – 13:32
- 7☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 17:07
- 10♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:18
- 11☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:30
- 12♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:30
- 2☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 23:55
- 5♂︎ Mars23:55 – 00:43
- 6☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:32
- 7♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:08
- 9☽︎ Moon03:08 – 03:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 04:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:45 – 05:33
- 12♂︎ Mars05:33 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Temara?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:21 to 07:33: 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.