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 Tuesday, 26 August 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:04 – 08:08
- 2☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:13
- 3♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 11:23
- 5☽︎ Moon11:23 – 12:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:33 – 14:38
- 8♂︎ Mars14:38 – 15:43
- 9☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:48
- 10♀︎ Venus16:48 – 17:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 18:57
- 12☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:02 – 20:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:53
- 3♂︎ Mars21:53 – 22:48
- 4☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:43
- 5♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:33
- 7☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:19
- 10♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:14
- 11☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:09
- 12♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:04
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Tuesday, 26 August 2025, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:04 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.