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 Sunday, 20 April 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:57 – 08:03
- 2♀︎ Venus08:03 – 09:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 10:14
- 4☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:31
- 7♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:36
- 8☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:42
- 9♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:47 – 17:53
- 11☽︎ Moon17:53 – 18:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:58 – 20:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 20:58
- 2♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:53
- 3☉︎ Sun21:53 – 22:47
- 4♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:36
- 6☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:19
- 9♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:13
- 10☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:07
- 11♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 06:56
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Sunday, 20 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:57 to 08:03: 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.