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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:31 – 08:21
- 2♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:00
- 4☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:28
- 7♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 14:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:46
- 11☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:36
- 2♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:46
- 3☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:57
- 4♀︎ Venus20:57 – 22:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:18
- 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 04:00
- 10☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:10
- 11♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Temara?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:31 to 08:21: 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.