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, 24 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:19
- 2☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:50
- 5♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:41
- 6☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:31
- 7♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:12
- 9☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 16:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:43
- 12♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:43
- 2♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 22:03
- 4☽︎ Moon22:03 – 23:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:31
- 7♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:41
- 8☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:51
- 9♀︎ Venus03:51 – 05:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:10
- 11☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:29
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Wednesday, 24 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 13h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:29 to 09:19: 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.