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, 28 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:21
- 2♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 11:02
- 4☽︎ Moon11:02 – 11:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:33
- 7♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:24
- 8☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:14
- 9♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 16:55
- 11☽︎ Moon16:55 – 17:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 18:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:46
- 2♂︎ Mars19:46 – 20:55
- 3☉︎ Sun20:55 – 22:05
- 4♀︎ Venus22:05 – 23:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:24
- 6☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:33 – 02:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:52
- 9♂︎ Mars03:52 – 05:02
- 10☉︎ Sun05:02 – 06:11
- 11♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:30
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Sunday, 28 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 51 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?
The Sun, from 08:30 to 09:21: 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.