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, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 08:50
- 3♂︎ Mars08:50 – 10:01
- 4☉︎ Sun10:01 – 11:12
- 5♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:33
- 7☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 17:05
- 10♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:16
- 11☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:27
- 12♀︎ Venus19:27 – 20:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:27
- 2☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 23:55
- 5♂︎ Mars23:55 – 00:44
- 6☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:34
- 7♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:12
- 9☽︎ Moon03:12 – 04:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 05:40
- 12♂︎ Mars05:40 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Temara?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:29 to 07:40: 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.