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, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:07 – 09:11
- 3♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:15
- 4☉︎ Sun10:15 – 11:18
- 5♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:26
- 7☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:37
- 10♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:40
- 11☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:44
- 12♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:48 – 20:44
- 2☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:33
- 5♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:30
- 6☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:26
- 7♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:19
- 9☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:11 – 06:08
- 12♂︎ Mars06:08 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Temara?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:03 to 08:07: 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.