Planetary hours
in Marrakesh.
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 Wednesday, 15 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:23
- 2☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 11:58
- 5♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:50
- 6☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:41
- 7♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:24
- 9☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 17:59
- 12♂︎ Mars17:59 – 18:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:51 – 19:59
- 2♀︎ Venus19:59 – 21:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:16
- 4☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:41
- 7♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:49
- 8☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:58
- 9♀︎ Venus03:58 – 05:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:15
- 11☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Wednesday, 15 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:31 to 09:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.