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, 27 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:11
- 3♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:01
- 4☉︎ Sun11:01 – 11:52
- 5♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:33
- 7☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 16:04
- 10♂︎ Mars16:04 – 16:55
- 11☉︎ Sun16:55 – 17:45
- 12♀︎ Venus17:45 – 18:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:36 – 19:45
- 2☽︎ Moon19:45 – 20:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:55 – 22:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 23:14
- 5♂︎ Mars23:14 – 00:23
- 6☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:33
- 7♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:52
- 9☽︎ Moon03:52 – 05:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 06:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:21
- 12♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:30
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Saturday, 27 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:30 to 09:20: 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.