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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 08:57
- 3♂︎ Mars08:57 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 11:15
- 5♀︎ Venus11:15 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:33
- 7☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 17:01
- 10♂︎ Mars17:01 – 18:10
- 11☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:19
- 12♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:19
- 2☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 23:52
- 5♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:43
- 6☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:34
- 7♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:16
- 9☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 04:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 05:48
- 12♂︎ Mars05:48 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Temara?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:39 to 07:48: 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.