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 Saturday, 6 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 09:59
- 3♂︎ Mars09:59 – 10:50
- 4☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:41
- 5♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:23
- 7☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 15:55
- 10♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:46
- 11☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:37
- 12♀︎ Venus17:37 – 18:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:28 – 19:37
- 2☽︎ Moon19:37 – 20:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 23:05
- 5♂︎ Mars23:05 – 00:14
- 6☉︎ Sun00:14 – 01:23
- 7♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:41
- 9☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 06:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 07:09
- 12♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:18
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Saturday, 6 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:17 to 09:08: 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.