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, 20 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:02 – 08:58
- 3♂︎ Mars08:58 – 09:54
- 4☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:50
- 5♀︎ Venus10:50 – 11:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:45 – 12:41
- 7☽︎ Moon12:41 – 13:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:28
- 10♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:24
- 11☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:20
- 12♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:15
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:15 – 19:20
- 2☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:32
- 5♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:36
- 6☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:41
- 7♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:45 – 02:49
- 9☽︎ Moon02:49 – 03:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 04:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 06:01
- 12♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Temara?
On Saturday, 20 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:07 to 08:02: 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.